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破財消災
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Chinese
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to
lose
money
; to
suffer
financial
loss
to
avoid
calamities
trad.
(
破財消災
)
破財
消災
simp.
(
破财消灾
)
破财
消灾
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
pòcáixiāozāi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
po
3
coi
4
siu
1
zoi
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
pòcáixiāozāi
Zhuyin
:
ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
pòcáisiaozai
Wade–Giles
:
pʻo
4
-tsʻai
2
-hsiao
1
-tsai
1
Yale
:
pwò-tsái-syāu-dzāi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
pohtsairshiautzai
Palladius
:
поцайсяоцзай
(pocajsjaoczaj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
po
3
coi
4
siu
1
zoi
1
Yale
:
po chòih s
ī
u j
ō
i
Cantonese Pinyin
:
po
3
tsoi
4
siu
1
dzoi
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
po
3
coi
4
xiu
1
zoi
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯
²¹
siːu̯
⁵⁵
t͡sɔːi̯
⁵⁵
/
Idiom
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破財消災
to
buy
peace
with one's
money
; to
trade
money for
safety
(
often said to comfort someone who has suffered unexpected financial losses
)