粵

破po3財coi4

simp破财
po3 coi4pò cái

English

  1. bankrupt
  2. to suffer financial loss
  3. to suffer unexpected financial loss
  4. (in a joking way) to spend money on something; to lose a fortune

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為一啲意料之外嘅嘢,蒙受金錢上嘅損失
  2. 講笑指「買嘢用錢」

Examples

  • 破財擋災

    to lose money but avoid misfortune ----

  • 今日去書展又要破財喇。

    I am going to the book fair today and I will lose a fortune again.

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

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