baan1 seoi2班水
Jyutpingbaan1 seoi2
Yalebāan séui
Definition
To raise funds; to find or source money.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Carries a sense of urgency or desperation, often implying that the speaker is scrambling to secure funds for a specific project or to cover a debt. It is distinct from simply earning money, as it focuses on the act of sourcing or raising capital from others.
Examples
Why are you in such a rush to find money lately?
He is looking for money everywhere to start a business.
Related words
Common phrases
scrambling for money everywhere
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a regular salary or income, as it specifically refers to the act of hunting down or gathering money in a short-term or ad-hoc manner.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
