孔方兄 Traditional form: 孔方兄 Pinyin (reading): kǒngfāngxiōng Definitions: (coll., humorous) money (so named because in former times, Chinese coins had a square hole in the middle) Characters: 孔 - opening, hole, orifice; great 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag 兄 - elder brother Traditional characters: 孔 - opening, hole, orifice; great 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag 兄 - elder brother