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 ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ coi⁴ siu¹ zoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòcáixiāozāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòcáisiaozai
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-tsʻai²-hsiao¹-tsai¹
    • 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: 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 t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

破財消災

1. to buy peace with one's money; to trade money for safety (often said to comfort someone who has suffered unexpected financial losses)