橫財
simp横财waang4 coi4hèng cái
English
- easy money
- windfall
- ill-gotten gains
- undeserved fortune
- illegal profit
- windfall; unexpected monetary gain
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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