破財消災

Chinese

		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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòcáixiāozāi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠㄗㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ coi⁴ siu¹ zoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pòcáixiāozāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠㄗㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohtsairshiautzai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòcáisiaozai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰwɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ coi⁴ siu¹ zoi¹
  - Yale: po chòih sīu jōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ tsoi⁴ siu¹ dzoi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ coi⁴ xiu¹ zoi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːy̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

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)

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