阿堵物

ēdǔwù
(literary) (euphemism) money (literally, "this thing")

CEDICT

literary euphemistic

Entry Composition

1 阿堵 ēdǔ
  1. (literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝 Liù Cháo) this
  2. (abbr. for 阿堵物 ēdǔwù) money
2 物 wù
  1. (bound form) thing
  2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself