粵

橫waang4財coi4

simp横财
waang4 coi4hèng cái

English

  1. easy money
  2. windfall
  3. ill-gotten gains
  4. undeserved fortune
  5. illegal profit
  6. windfall; unexpected monetary gain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 意外嘅錢財收入,好似贏錢、執到錢噉(量詞:筆)

Examples

  • 俗話說:一分耕耘、一分收穫;可俗話又說:人無橫財不富、馬無夜草不肥!

    As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow", and yet another says that luck plays an important role in success too!

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 橫財命

    luck of receiving unexpected money

  • 最近有筆橫財,所以打算攞啲嚟做下善事。

    I have received some unexpected money recently, so I planned to spend part of it on some good causes.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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