小財唔出，大財唔入

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not	to enter
trad. (小財唔出，大財唔入)		小	財	唔	出	，	大	財	唔	入
simp. (小财唔出，大财唔入)		小	财	唔	出	，	大	财	唔	入

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² coi⁴ m⁴ ceot¹, daai⁶ coi⁴ m⁴ jap⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² coi⁴ m⁴ ceot¹, daai⁶ coi⁴ m⁴ jap⁶
    • Yale: síu chòih m̀h chēut, daaih chòih m̀h yahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² tsoi⁴ m⁴ tsoet⁷, daai⁶ tsoi⁴ m⁴ jap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² coi⁴ m⁴ cêd¹, dai⁶ coi⁴ m⁴ yeb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ jɐp̚²/

Proverb

小財唔出，大財唔入

1. (Cantonese) One must sacrifice a small amount of money to earn big money.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 小財不出，大財不入／小财不出，大财不入 (xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibùrù)