金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)

きんぎんざいほう
noun
gold, silver, and treasure; riches and valuables
1. gold, silver, and treasure; riches and valuables
A collective term for precious metals and treasures, evoking the image of a great hoard of wealth.
海賊(かいぞく)が金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)を隠(かく)した。
The pirates hid their gold and treasure.
洞窟(どうくつ)の奥(おく)には金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)が眠(ねむ)っているという伝説(でんせつ)がある。
Legend has it that gold and treasure lie sleeping deep within the cave.
戦国(せんごく)時代(じだい)の武将(ぶしょう)たちは金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)を集(あつ)め、城(しろ)に蓄(たくわ)えていたと言(い)われている。
It is said that the warlords of the Sengoku period collected gold, silver, and treasure and stored them in their castles.

A four-character compound (四字(よじ)熟語(じゅくご)) combining 金銀(きんぎん) (gold and silver) + 財宝(ざいほう) (treasure; valuables). Evokes a literary or fairy-tale image of glittering riches. Commonly appears in stories about pirates, buried treasure, ancient kingdoms, and historical wealth.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)を集(あつ)める: to amass treasure
  • 金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)を隠(かく)す: to hide treasure
  • 金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)が眠(ねむ)る: treasure lies buried
  • 金銀(きんぎん)財宝(ざいほう)に目(め)がくらむ: to be blinded by treasure

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 財宝(ざいほう): treasure; valuables — the general term for valuable possessions
  • 宝物(たからもの): treasure; prized possession — can refer to sentimental value, not just monetary
  • 富(とみ): wealth; riches — abstract concept of being wealthy
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