招財進寶

See also: 招财进宝

Chinese

		to usher in wealth; to bring in wealth; animal tongue	advance; enter; to come in	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (招財進寶)		招財	進	寶
simp. (招财进宝)		招财	进	宝
alternative forms		⿱𡩧⿺進⿰貝招 ligature form

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāocáijìnbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ coi⁴ zeon³ bou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chêu-chhòi-chin-pó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāocáijìnbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocáijìnbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-tsʻai²-chin⁴-pao³
    • Yale: jāu-tsái-jìn-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jautsairjinnbao
    • Palladius: чжаоцайцзиньбао (čžaocajczinʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ coi⁴ zeon³ bou²
    • Yale: jīu chòih jeun bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ tsoi⁴ dzoen³ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ coi⁴ zên³ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɵn³³ pou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chêu-chhòi-chin-pó
    • Hakka Romanization System: zeu^ˊ coi^ˇ jin bo^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zeu¹ coi² jin⁴ bo³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡seu̯²⁴ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹ t͡sin⁵⁵ po³¹/

Idiom

招財進寶

1. to usher in wealth and prosperity (traditional greeting, especially during Chinese New Year)