翻faan1本bun2

English

1. to win back one's money (gambling etc)
2. (verb) get back or obtain back what someone's has lost (usually it refers to money)
3. to win back one's stake, to win back what one has lost; to break-evenunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 投資、賭錢嘅時候，賺返成本或者一早輸咗嘅錢unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  呢間 cafe 做咗兩年都未翻本。

  The cafe has not even broken even yet after operating for two years.

• unreviewed?

  隻股票之前狂跌，好彩臨收市反彈，翻本不特止仲要有賺。

  The stock plummeted earlier. Luckily it gained it all back during the market rebound at the end, and even made some small profits.