花錢找罪受

Chinese

		to spend money	to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb) to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return	guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
trad. (花錢找罪受)		花錢	找	罪	受
simp. (花钱找罪受)		花钱	找	罪	受
Literally: “spend money, find guilt”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huā qián zhaǒ zuì shoù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ cin^4-2 zaau² zeoi⁶ sau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huā qián zhaǒ zuì shoù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hua cián jhǎo zuèi shòu
  - Wade–Giles: hua¹ chʻien² chao³ tsui⁴ shou⁴
  - Yale: hwā chyán jǎu dzwèi shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua chyan jao tzuey show
  - Palladius: хуа цянь чжао цзуй шоу (xua cjanʹ čžao czuj šou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ cin^4-2 zaau² zeoi⁶ sau⁶
  - Yale: fā chín jáau jeuih sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ tsin^4-2 dzaau² dzoey⁶ sau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ qin^4-2 zao² zêu⁶ seo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ t͡ʃɵy̯²² sɐu̯²²/

Idiom

花錢找罪受

to spend money on something that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

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