What does it mean to be rich and expensive?

Describe (a person) as very rich and noble.

From Feng Menglong's Awakening the World 18 Ming Dynasty.

Original text: "Later, although I was not as rich and expensive as Er Gong, I was spared a big trouble and enjoyed a big event."

Interpretation: "Later, although it was not as rich and powerful as the two of you, it saved the disaster and enjoyed everyone's business."

Big is an adjective here, indicating that it is above average or a comparison object, as opposed to "small", such as: ambitious, university questioner. Being rich means having more property and having money. Such as: rich, rich as an enemy, rich children. Expensive means noble, describing a person's importance, superiority and key in society. It can also be the position of an article in people's minds, or the position people yearn for.

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Words with similar meanings:

1, family wealth: described as very rich. Used as predicate and attribute. Can we beggars compare our lives with those with rich families?

From Qing Ming's CaseNo. 13: "Thousands of hectares of fertile land have been obtained, and the family wealth is very respectable in the counties." Interpretation: I got thousands of hectares of fertile land, and there are a lot of copper coins at home. I am an outstanding person in this county.

2. Prosperity: In the past, it was described as rich and powerful. He joined the party not for the pursuit of wealth.

From Chen Qing's "Rebirth", Volume 1: "The world is rich and glorious, and the garden is full of trees under your knees." Interpretation: The money and power in the world are at home, and there are many aristocratic descendants around.