# 慷慨解囊

kāng kǎi jiě náng

Give money generously to help

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Generously open the purse

**Register:** Appreciative · expressive

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## When to use it

Praise a substantial voluntary financial contribution.

Specifically financial help, not every kind of generosity.

## Understanding the expression

Opening a purse makes the assistance concrete: money is actually offered rather than merely promised. The expression praises a generous contribution to someone in need, a community cause, or a shared undertaking. The amount should be understood relative to the giver’s means. Public recognition is not essential, and quiet giving can be equally generous. The phrase concerns willing financial help, not pressure that forces a person to contribute beyond their resources.

## Examples

邻居慷慨解囊，帮助修屋。

### Traditional Chinese

鄰居慷慨解囊，幫助修屋。

lín jū kāng kǎi jiě náng ， bāng zhù xiū wū 。

The neighbors contributed generously to help repair the house.

她为奖学金慷慨解囊。

### Traditional Chinese

她為獎學金慷慨解囊。

tā wèi jiǎng xué jīn kāng kǎi jiě náng 。

She generously contributed money to the scholarship fund.

听说孩子需要治疗，他慷慨解囊。

### Traditional Chinese

聽說孩子需要治療，他慷慨解囊。

tīng shuō hái zi xū yào zhì liáo ， tā kāng kǎi jiě náng 。

Hearing that the child needed treatment, he generously offered financial help.

许多校友慷慨解囊，支持图书馆。

### Traditional Chinese

許多校友慷慨解囊，支持圖書館。

xǔ duō xiào yǒu kāng kǎi jiě náng ， zhī chí tú shū guǎn 。

Many alumni gave generously to support the library.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%85%B7%E6%85%A8%E8%A7%A3%E5%9B%8A)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=903&webMd=1&la=0)

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