旺丁不旺財

Chinese

		prosperous; flourishing; to prosper prosperous; flourishing; to prosper; to flourish	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	not; no	prosperous; flourishing; to prosper prosperous; flourishing; to prosper; to flourish	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (旺丁不旺財)		旺	丁	不	旺	財
simp. (旺丁不旺财)		旺	丁	不	旺	财

Etymology

Calque of Cantonese 旺丁唔旺財／旺丁唔旺财 (wong⁶ ding¹ m⁴ wong⁶ coi⁴).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngdīngbùwàngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁶ ding¹ bat¹ wong⁶ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngdīngbùwàngcái [Phonetic: wàngdīngbúwàngcái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngdingbùwàngcái
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-ting¹-pu⁴-wang⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: wàng-dīng-bù-wàng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqdingbuwanqtsair
    • Palladius: вандинбуванцай (vandinbuvancaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁶ ding¹ bat¹ wong⁶ coi⁴
    • Yale: wohng dīng bāt wohng chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁶ ding¹ bat⁷ wong⁶ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁶ ding¹ bed¹ wong⁶ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²² tɪŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ wɔːŋ²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

旺丁不旺財

1. (Hong Kong, of businesses) to be popular with people visiting but not sales

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 旺丁唔旺財／旺丁唔旺财 (wong⁶ ding¹ m⁴ wong⁶ coi⁴)