風吹雞蛋殼，財散人安樂

Chinese

		wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	eggshell		money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose	man; person; people	peaceful and happy; happy and content
trad. (風吹雞蛋殼，財散人安樂/風吹鷄蛋殼，財散人安樂)		風	吹	雞蛋殼/鷄蛋殼	，	財	散	人	安樂
simp. (风吹鸡蛋壳，财散人安乐)		风	吹	鸡蛋壳	，	财	散	人	安乐
Literally: “[like how] wind blows eggshells apart, one is happy when wealth is lost”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ ceoi¹ gai¹ daan⁶ hok³, coi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁶ / fung¹ ceoi¹ gai¹ daan^6-2 hok³, coi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung¹ ceoi¹ gai¹ daan⁶ hok³, coi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁶ / fung¹ ceoi¹ gai¹ daan^6-2 hok³, coi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁶
    • Yale: fūng chēui gāi daahn hok, chòih saan yàhn ōn lohk / fūng chēui gāi dáan hok, chòih saan yàhn ōn lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ tsoey¹ gai¹ daan⁶ hok⁸, tsoi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁹ / fung¹ tsoey¹ gai¹ daan^6-2 hok⁸, tsoi⁴ saan³ jan⁴ on¹ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ cêu¹ gei¹ dan⁶ hog³, coi⁴ san³ yen⁴ on¹ log⁶ / fung¹ cêu¹ gei¹ dan^6-2 hog³, coi⁴ san³ yen⁴ on¹ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²² hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ saːn³³ jɐn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/, /fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ taːn²²⁻³⁵ hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ saːn³³ jɐn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

Proverb

風吹雞蛋殼，財散人安樂

1. (Cantonese) Don't be upset by spending or losing one's wealth.