現金為王

Chinese

		cash	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (現金為王/現金爲王)		現金	為/爲	王
simp. (现金为王)		现金	为	王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiànjīn wéi wáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ gam¹ wai⁴ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiànjīn wéi wáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siànjin wéi wáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-chin¹ wei² wang²
    • Yale: syàn-jīn wéi wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannjin wei wang
    • Palladius: сяньцзинь вэй ван (sjanʹczinʹ vɛj van)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁶ gam¹ wai⁴ wong⁴
    • Yale: yihn gām wàih wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ gam¹ wai⁴ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ gem¹ wei⁴ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² kɐm⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

Phrase

現金為王

1. (business, finance) cash is king

Usage notes

In Chinese, the phrase also means that one should avoid investment and focus on saving in times of economic crises and recessions.