粵

為wai4皮pei4

simp为皮also written爲皮
wai4 pei4wai4 pei2wéi pí

English

  1. the cost; expensive; to invest capital
  2. (of a company, business) to break even
  3. cost and expense break even, no profit gain or no debt; balanced budget; balance of financial revenue and expenditure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 達至收支平衡
  2. 經營成本與收入平衡, 沒有盈利; 收支平衡

Examples

  • 為唔到皮

    could not break even

  • 我盤生意剛好夠為皮。

    My business is just managed to break even.

  • 你咁做生意,點圍皮呀?

    How do you break even when you are doing business like this?

  • 客仔得嗰小貓三四隻,點維到皮?

    How could you possibly keep on running a business with just a few customers?

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

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