横财

橫財
hèngcái
  1. easy money
  2. windfall
  3. ill-gotten gains
  4. undeserved fortune
  5. illegal profit

CEDICT

ill-gotten gains; money accumulated inadvertently or via illegal means

Wiktionary

意外获得的财富，多指以不法的手段取得。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 横 hèng
  1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. unexpected
2 财 cái
  1. money
  2. wealth
  3. riches
  4. property
  5. valuables

Containing this entry

人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 rénwúhèngcáibùfù,mǎwúyècǎobùféi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
发横财 fāhèngcái
  1. to make easy money
  2. to make a fortune
  3. to line one's pockets

Related entries

邪财 xiécái
  1. windfall
  2. easy money
  3. ill-gotten gains
油水 yóushuǐ
  1. grease
  2. profit
  3. ill-gotten gains