忍氣求財

Chinese

		to swallow one's anger; to submit to humiliation; to hold one's breath	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (忍氣求財)		忍氣	求	財
simp. (忍气求财)		忍气	求	财

Pronunciation

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): nong³ ki⁴ giu² zai² / nuong³ ki⁴ giu² zai²

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• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: nong³ ki⁴ giu² zai² [Phonetic: nong⁵ ki⁴ giu⁵ zai²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ kʰi⁴² kiu¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: nuong³ ki⁴ giu² zai² [Phonetic: nuong⁵ ki⁴ giu⁵ zai²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ kʰi⁴² kiu¹³⁻²¹ t͡sai¹³/

Idiom

忍氣求財

1. (Puxian Min) An idiom advising people to control their emotions and maintain a friendly demeanor towards others as a way to attract prosperity and good fortune.

Synonyms

• 和氣生財／和气生财 (héqìshēngcái)

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “忍气求财”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 415.