粵

家gaa1山saan1發faat3

simp家山发
gaa1 saan1 faat3jiā shān fā

English

  1. having good luck because of the good feng shui of the ancestor cemetery
  2. (of one's family) to be wealthy, thanks to the good fung shui of the mountain the coffins of their ancestors lie. Literally: family hill wealthy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容某家人因為祖先喺山上面嘅墳墓風水有利,得以保佑全家發財

Examples

  • 我中咗六合彩,今次真係家山發喇!

    I won the Mark Six, this time I'm rich thanks to ancestors' blessing!

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

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