財源滾滾

Chinese

		financial resources; source of revenue	rolling along; billowing; churning
trad. (財源滾滾)		財源	滾滾
simp. (财源滚滚)		财源	滚滚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cáiyuángǔngǔn

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwan² gwan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cáiyuángǔngǔn [Phonetic: cáiyuángúngǔn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cáiyuángǔngǔn
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-yüan²-kun³-kun³
  - Yale: tsái-ywán-gwǔn-gwǔn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairyuangoengoen
  - Palladius: цайюаньгуньгунь (cajjuanʹgunʹgunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwan² gwan²
  - Yale: chòih yùhn gwán gwán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ jyn⁴ gwan² gwan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ yun⁴ guen² guen²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kʷɐn³⁵ kʷɐn³⁵/

Idiom

財源滾滾

money or profits roll in; to rake it in

Usage notes

Used as a greeting for Chinese New Year. However, some working class people may consider this phrase as unlucky because 財源／财源 (cáiyuán) is homophonous to 裁員／裁员 (cáiyuán, “layoff”).

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