Jiā yǒu wànguàn cái bùrú yīshēn jiàn.

家有萬貫財不如一身健。

Lit [Even if one's] family has ten thousand strings of [one thousand copper cash] coins, it's not as good as a healthy body.

Fig “Health is better than wealth.”

Note [Note: guàn literally refers to a string of one thousand copper coins or “cash” used in dynastic China; wànguàn means “wealthy”; see also the chengyu: yáochǎn-wànguàn, “having great wealth.”]

Topics CASH chengyu COMPARISON FAMILIES guàn HEALTH WEALTH yáochǎn-wànguàn