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破財免災

简 破财免灾 · 繁 破財免災
Mandarin · pinyin pò cái miǎn zāi

Meanings

  1. a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
財
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免
miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade
災
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财
cái · wealth, valuables, riches
灾
zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
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4–2–3–1 · po4 cai2 mian3 zai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

po3 coi4 min5 zoi1

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po3 coi4 min5 zoi1

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  1. (idiomatic) a financial loss may prevent disaster

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