破財擋災

Chinese

		to lose money; to suffer financial loss	arrange; put in order; hinder arrange; put in order; hinder; resist; obstruct; cover; keep off; a cover; to block (a blow); to get in the way of	disaster; calamity
trad. (破財擋災)		破財	擋	災
simp. (破财挡灾)		破财	挡	灾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòcáidǎngzāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄤˇ ㄗㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ coi⁴ dong² zoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòcáidǎngzāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄤˇ ㄗㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòcáidǎngzai
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-tsʻai²-tang³-tsai¹
    • Yale: pwò-tsái-dǎng-dzāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohtsairdaangtzai
    • Palladius: поцайданцзай (pocajdanczaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ coi⁴ dong² zoi¹
    • Yale: po chòih dóng jōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ tsoi⁴ dong² dzoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ coi⁴ dong² zoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

破財擋災

1. to lose money to avoid worse misfortunes (often said to comfort someone who has suffered unexpected financial losses)

Synonyms

• 破財消災／破财消灾 (pòcáixiāozāi)