luck in acquiring wealth; fortune
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
luck in acquiring wealth; fortune; financial luck
informalOften used with '好' or '不佳' to describe one's current financial fortune. The '儿' in '～儿' indicates the pronunciation is often rhotacized (erhua) in spoken Mandarin.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
cái财
qì气
bù不
jiā佳
，
shēng生
yì意
kuī亏
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
。
His financial luck hasn't been good lately; his business has lost a lot of money.
Zhè这
rén人
cái财
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好
，
mǎi买
zhāng张
cǎi彩
piào票
jiù就
zhòng中
le了
tóu头
jiǎng奖
。
This guy has great fortune; he won the top prize just by buying a lottery ticket.
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Dà大
jiā家
guò过
nián年
jiàn见
miàn面
dōu都
shuō说
“
gōng恭
xǐ喜
fā发
cái财
”
，
jiù就
shì是
tǎo讨
ge个
hǎo好
cái财
qì气
。
When people meet during the New Year, they all say 'May you be prosperous' to wish for good financial luck.