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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòcáixiāozāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠㄗㄞ
  - 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

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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