財源廣進

Chinese

		financial resources; source of revenue	wide; numerous; to spread	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (財源廣進)		財源	廣	進
simp. (财源广进)		财源	广	进
Literally: “[May you] source fortune aplenty.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáiyuánguǎngjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwong² zeon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáiyuánguǎngjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáiyuánguǎngjìn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-yüan²-kuang³-chin⁴
    • Yale: tsái-ywán-gwǎng-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairyuangoangjinn
    • Palladius: цайюаньгуанцзинь (cajjuanʹguanczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwong² zeon³
    • Yale: chòih yùhn gwóng jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ jyn⁴ gwong² dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ yun⁴ guong² zên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

Phrase

財源廣進

1. a greeting used on Chinese New Year to wish for great fortune upon the listener in business

Usage notes

Some working class people may consider this phrase as unlucky because 財源／财源 (cáiyuán) is homophonous to 裁員／裁员 (cáiyuán, “layoff”).