男兒膝下有黃金

男儿膝下有黄金
nán'érxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn

A man should have dignity and not grovel or bow down.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 男兒 nánér
  1. a (real) man
  2. boy
  3. son
=1 男兒 nán'ér
  1. (archaic) one's own husband
  2. (literary) son
  3. man; real man
  4. one's own husband
  5. son
2 膝下 xīxià
  1. at the knee (in reference to children)
  2. (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
=3 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=3 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
4 黃金 huángjīn
  1. gold
  2. golden (opportunity)
  3. prime (time)