此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

CHARACTERS

此 cǐ this, these; in this case, then
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
銀 yín silver; cash, money, wealth
三 sān three
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many
兩 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce