Meaning of 发洋财
发洋财 means to make a fortune from foreigners (originally); to get an unexpected windfall or profit. Pronounced fā yáng cái.
- to make a fortune from foreigners (originally); to get an unexpected windfall or profit
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zǎo早
nián年
zuò做
wài外
mào贸
shēng生
yì意
，
suàn算
shì是
fā发
le了
yáng洋
cái财
。
He did foreign trade business in his early years and made a fortune.
Zhè这
cì次
gǔ股
piào票
dà大
zhǎng涨
，
hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
gǔ股
mín民
dōu都
fā发
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
yáng洋
cái财
。
With this big surge in the stock market, many old investors made an unexpected windfall.
Bié别
xiǎng想
zhe着
fā发
yáng洋
cái财
le了
，
hái还
shì是
tā踏
tā踏
shi实
shi实
gōng工
zuò作
ba吧
。
Stop dreaming of striking it rich; just work steadily instead.