招財

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāocái

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄘㄞˊ

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

Verb

招財

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): ㄓㄠㄘㄞˊ

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

Noun

招財

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

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