男人膝下有黄金 nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

CHARACTERS

男 nán
HSK 2
male, man; son; baron; surname
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
膝 xī
HSK 6
knee
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
黄 huáng
HSK 3
yellow; surname
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money