破財消災

Chinese

		to lose money; to suffer financial loss	to avoid calamities; to be rid of calamities
trad. (破財消災)		破財	消災
simp. (破财消灾)		破财	消灾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pòcáixiāozāi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠㄗㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): po³ coi⁴ siu¹ zoi¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pho-chhòi-sêu-châi

(Hailu, HRS): po^ˇ coi siau^ˋ zai^ˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pòcáixiāozāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠㄗㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pòcáisiaozai
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-tsʻai²-hsiao¹-tsai¹
  - Yale: pwò-tsái-syāu-dzāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohtsairshiautzai
  - Palladius: поцайсяоцзай (pocajsjaoczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: po³ coi⁴ siu¹ zoi¹
  - Yale: po chòih sīu jōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: po³ tsoi⁴ siu¹ dzoi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: po³ coi⁴ xiu¹ zoi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pho-chhòi-sêu-châi
  - Hakka Romanization System: po coi^ˇ seu^ˊ zai^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: po⁴ coi² seu¹ zai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹ seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: po^ˇ coi siau^ˋ zai^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰo¹¹ t͡sʰoi⁵⁵ siau⁵³ t͡sai⁵³/

Idiom

破財消災

to buy peace with one's money; to trade money for safety (often said to comfort someone who has suffered unexpected financial losses)