財源廣進

Chinese

		financial resources; source of revenue	wide; numerous; to spread	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (財源廣進)		財源	廣	進
simp. (财源广进)		财源	广	进
Literally: “[May you] source fortune aplenty.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáiyuánguǎngjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwong² zeon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáiyuánguǎngjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáiyuánguǎngjìn
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-yüan²-kuang³-chin⁴
    • Yale: tsái-ywán-gwǎng-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairyuangoangjinn
    • Palladius: цайюаньгуанцзинь (cajjuanʹguanczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ jyun⁴ gwong² zeon³
    • Yale: chòih yùhn gwóng jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ jyn⁴ gwong² dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ yun⁴ guong² zên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹ kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɵn³³/

Phrase

財源廣進

1. a greeting used on Chinese New Year to wish for great fortune upon the listener in business

Usage notes

Some working class people may consider this phrase as unlucky because 財源 / 财源 (cáiyuán) is homophonous to 裁員 / 裁员 (cáiyuán, “layoff”).