發財

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See also: 发财

Chinese

 
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
 
money; wealth; riches
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (發財)
simp. (发财)

Pronunciation


Note: huêg4 cai5 - Chaozhou.

Verb

發⫽財 (verb-object)

  1. to make a fortune
    賭場發財 [MSC, trad.]
    赌场发财 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā zài dǔchǎng fācái le.
    He made a pile at the casino.
  2. (polite, chiefly in questions) to work; to make a living
    好久不見現在哪兒發財哪裡不過混口飯吃而已 [MSC, trad.]
    好久不见现在哪儿发财哪里不过混口饭吃而已 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiǎ: hāi, hǎojiǔbùjiàn, xiànzài zài nǎr fācái ya? Yǐ: nǎlǐ, bùguò shì hùnkǒufànchī éryǐ.
    A: Hi, long time no see. Where do you make a living nowadays? B: If you can call it that! I do the minimum necessary for the meal ticket.

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Sino-Xenic (發財):
  • Vietnamese: phát tài (發財)

Noun

發財

  1. (mahjong) green dragon

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