破財

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (破財)		破	財
simp. (破财)		破	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ coi⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phò-châi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòcái
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: pwò-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohtsair
    • Palladius: поцай (pocaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: po³ coi⁴
    • Yale: po chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: po³ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: po³ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phò-châi
    • Tâi-lô: phò-tsâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoirzaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sai²³/

Verb

破財

1. to lose money (unexpectedly); to suffer financial loss

Derived terms

• 破財是擋災／破财是挡灾
• 破財消災／破财消灾 (pòcáixiāozāi)