小財不出，大財不入

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	not; no	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables	not; no	to enter
trad. (小財不出，大財不入)		小	財	不	出	，	大	財	不	入
simp. (小财不出，大财不入)		小	财	不	出	，	大	财	不	入

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibùrù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ , ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibùrù [Phonetic: xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibúrù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ , ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎocáibùchu, dàcáibùrù
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-tsʻai²-pu⁴-chʻu¹, ta⁴-tsʻai²-pu⁴-ju⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-tsái-bù-chū-, dà-tsái-bù-rù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautsairbuchu, dahtsairburuh
    • Palladius: сяоцайбучу, дацайбужу (sjaocajbuču, dacajbužu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

Proverb

小財不出，大財不入

1. One must sacrifice a small amount of money to earn big money.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 小財唔出，大財唔入／小财唔出，大财唔入