招財

Chinese

		provoke; to recruit	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (招財)		招	財
simp. (招财)		招	财

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāocái

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāocái
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocái
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: jāu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jautsair
    • Palladius: чжаоцай (čžaocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Verb

招財

1. to usher in wealth; to bring in wealth

Derived terms

• 招財利市 / 招财利市
• 招財樹 / 招财树
• 招財貓 / 招财猫 (zhāocáimāo)
• 招財進寶 / 招财进宝 (zhāocáijìnbǎo)

Etymology 2

In order to avoid the homophony between 舌 (“tongue”) and 折 (“to lose one's capital”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāocái

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāocái
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocái
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: jāu-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jautsair
    • Palladius: чжаоцай (čžaocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

招財

1. (Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, euphemistic) animal tongue (as food)