和氣生財

Chinese

		friendly; kind; polite friendly; kind; polite; amiable; having friendly relations; harmonious; having a good rapport; being on good terms	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (和氣生財)		和氣	生	財
simp. (和气生财)		和气	生	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héqìshēngcái

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: héqìshēngcái
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hécìshengcái
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-chʻi⁴-shêng¹-tsʻai²
    • Yale: hé-chì-shēng-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herchihshengtsair
    • Palladius: хэцишэнцай (xɛcišɛncaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

和氣生財

1. An idiom advising people that only by being friendly and not offending customers can you get rich.

Synonyms

• (Puxian Min) 忍氣求財／忍气求财

References

• “Entry #79282”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.