發財

See also: 发财

Chinese

		to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (發財)		發	財
simp. (发财)		发	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fācái

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ coi⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fat-chhòi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fad⁵ coi²

• Eastern Min (BUC): huák-cài
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-châi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huag⁴ cai⁵ / huêg⁴ cai⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷faq-ze

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fācái
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: facái
    • Wade–Giles: fa¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: fā-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fatsair
    • Palladius: фацай (facaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ coi⁴
    • Yale: faat chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fat-chhòi
    • Hakka Romanization System: fad^ˋ coi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fad⁵ coi²
    • Sinological IPA: /fat̚² t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fad⁵ coi²
    • Sinological IPA: /fat̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huák-cài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-châi
    • Tâi-lô: huat-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatzaai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huag⁴ cai⁵ / huêg⁴ cai⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huak tshâi / huek tshâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/, /huek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

Note: huêg4 cai5 - Chaozhou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷faq-ze
    • MiniDict: fah^入 ze
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴faq-ze
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ ze⁴⁴/

Verb

發⫽財 (verb-object)

1. to make a fortune

   他在賭場發財了。 [MSC, trad.]
   他在赌场发财了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài dǔchǎng fācái le. [Pinyin]

   He made a pile at the casino.

   • 貨出得去，人進得來，高雄發大財！ [MSC, trad.]
     货出得去，人进得来，高雄发大财！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018, Han Kuo-yu's campaign slogan (translation extracted from Bloomberg

     Huò chū dé qù, rén jìn dé lái, Gāoxióng fā dà cái! [Pinyin]

     With goods sold and talent flowing in, Kaohsiung's people will make a fortune!

2. (polite, chiefly in questions) to work; to make a living

   甲：嗨，好久不見，現在在哪兒發財呀？乙：哪裡，不過是混口飯吃而已。 [MSC, trad.]
   甲：嗨，好久不见，现在在哪儿发财呀？乙：哪里，不过是混口饭吃而已。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiǎ: hāi, hǎojiǔbùjiàn, xiànzài zài nǎr fācái ya? Yǐ: nǎlǐ, bùguò shì hùnkǒufànchī éryǐ. [Pinyin]

   A: Hi, long time no see. Where do you make a living nowadays? B: If you can call it that! I do the minimum necessary for the meal ticket.

Synonyms

• (to make a fortune): 生財／生财 (shēngcái), (Cantonese) 發達／发达 (faat³ daat⁶)
• (to work): (polite, chiefly in questions) 幹活／干活 (gànhuó), 工作 (gōngzuò)

Derived terms

• 恭喜發財／恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)
• 發國難財／发国难财 (fā guónàn cái)
• 發死人財／发死人财 (fā sǐrén cái)
• 發財票／发财票
• 發財車／发财车 (fācáichē)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (發財):

• → Vietnamese: phát tài (發財)

Noun

發財

1. (mahjong) green dragon

Synonyms

• (Singapore) 青發／青发 (qīngfā)

See also

• Japanese: 緑發(リューファ) (ryūfa)