家累千金，坐不垂堂

jiālěiqiānjīn,zuòbùchuítáng
lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

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Entry Composition

=1 家 jiā used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù
=1 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
2 累 lěi
  1. to accumulate
  2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. lèi)
  3. continuous
  4. repeated
3 千金 qiānjīn
  1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. money and riches
  3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. (honorific) daughter
4 坐不垂堂 zuòbùchuítáng lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger