發國難財

Chinese

		to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	a national calamity; a national disaster	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (發國難財)		發	國難	財
simp. (发国难财)		发	国难	财

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fā guónàn cái

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ gwok³ naan⁶ coi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fā guónàn cái
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fa guónàn cái
  - Wade–Giles: fa¹ kuo²-nan⁴ tsʻai²
  - Yale: fā gwó-nàn tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fa gwonann tsair
  - Palladius: фа гонань цай (fa gonanʹ caj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ nän⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ gwok³ naan⁶ coi⁴
  - Yale: faat gwok naahn chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ gwok⁸ naan⁶ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ guog³ nan⁶ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³ naːn²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

發⫽國難財 (verb-object)

(derogatory) to profiteer from a nationwide disaster

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