windfall; unexpected wealth; foreign trade profits
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
windfall; unexpected profit; wealth obtained from foreign trade
Originally referred specifically to profits from foreign trade (洋 = foreign/Western). Now more commonly used in the phrase "发洋财" (to strike it rich), referring to any unexpected financial gain.
Tā他
zǎo早
nián年
zuò做
jìn进
chū出
kǒu口
shēng生
yì意
fā发
le了
yáng洋
cái财
。
He made a fortune in import-export business in his early years.
Bié别
zhěng整
tiān天
xiǎng想
zhe着
fā发
yáng洋
cái财
，
hái还
shì是
tā踏
shi实
gōng工
zuò作
ba吧
。
Stop dreaming of getting rich quick all day long; just work steadily instead.
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Jiǎn捡
dào到
qián钱
bāo包
suàn算
shì是
fā发
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
xiǎo小
yáng洋
cái财
。
Finding a wallet counts as a small windfall.