發財

See also: 发财

Chinese

		to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (發財)		發	財
simp. (发财)		发	财

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fācái

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ coi⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fat-chhòi

(Meixian, Guangdong): fad⁵ coi²
Eastern Min (BUC): huák-cài
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hoat-châi

(Teochew, Peng'im): huag⁴ cai⁵ / huêg⁴ cai⁵
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁷faq-ze

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fācái
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: facái
  - Wade–Giles: fa¹-tsʻai²
  - Yale: fā-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fatsair
  - Palladius: фацай (facaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ coi⁴
  - Yale: faat chòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ tsoi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ coi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fat-chhòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: fad` coiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fad⁵ coi²
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚² t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fad⁵ coi²
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huák-cài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-châi
  - Tâi-lô: huat-tsâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatzaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huag⁴ cai⁵ / huêg⁴ cai⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huak tshâi / huek tshâi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/, /huek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/

Note: huêg4 cai5 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁷faq-ze
  - MiniDict: fah^入 ze
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴faq-ze
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ ze⁴⁴/

Verb

發⫽財 (verb-object)

to make a fortune
他在賭場發財了。 [MSC, trad.]
他在赌场发财了。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zài dǔchǎng fācái le. [Pinyin]
He made a pile at the casino.
- 貨出得去，人進得來，高雄發大財！ [MSC, trad.]
  货出得去，人进得来，高雄发大财！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2018, Han Kuo-yu's campaign slogan (translation extracted from Bloomberg
  Huò chū dé qù, rén jìn dé lái, Gāoxióng fā dà cái! [Pinyin]
  With goods sold and talent flowing in, Kaohsiung's people will make a fortune!
(polite, chiefly in questions) to work; to make a living
甲：嗨，好久不見，現在在哪兒發財呀？乙：哪裡，不過是混口飯吃而已。 [MSC, trad.]
甲：嗨，好久不见，现在在哪儿发财呀？乙：哪里，不过是混口饭吃而已。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiǎ: hāi, hǎojiǔbùjiàn, xiànzài zài nǎr fācái ya? Yǐ: nǎlǐ, bùguò shì hùnkǒufànchī éryǐ. [Pinyin]
A: Hi, long time no see. Where do you make a living nowadays? B: If you can call it that! I do the minimum necessary for the meal ticket.

Synonyms

(to make a fortune): 生財／生财 (shēngcái), (Cantonese) 發達／发达 (faat³ daat⁶)
(to work): (polite, chiefly in questions) 幹活／干活 (gànhuó), 工作 (gōngzuò)

Derived terms

恭喜發財／恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)
發國難財／发国难财 (fā guónàn cái)
發死人財／发死人财 (fā sǐrén cái)
發財票／发财票
發財車／发财车 (fācáichē)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (發財):

→ Vietnamese: phát tài (發財)

Noun

發財

(mahjong) green dragon

Synonyms

(Singapore) 青發／青发 (qīngfā)