金玉滿堂

From Tao Te Ching:

金玉滿堂，莫之能守；富貴而驕，自遺其咎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jīnyùmǎntáng, mò zhī néng shǒu; fùguì ér jiāo, zì yí qí jiù. [Pinyin]

When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself.

金玉滿堂

1. extremely rich

   • 王長史謂林公：『真長可謂金玉滿堂。』 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     王长史谓林公：『真长可谓金玉满堂。』 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

     Wáng chángshǐ wèi Lín gōng: ‘Zhēn cháng kěwèi jīnyùmǎntáng.’ [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• 富可敵國／富可敌国 (fùkědíguó)

• 家貧如洗／家贫如洗
• 一貧如洗／一贫如洗 (yīpínrúxǐ)

• “Entry #94351”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.