coi4 wan6財運财运
Jyutpingcoi4 wan6
Yalechòih wahn
Definition
Luck in making money or financial fortune.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the element of chance or fortune regarding financial gain, rather than earned income or salary. It is frequently mentioned during the Lunar New Year when people wish each other prosperity. The term implies a passive or external force influencing one's bank account rather than active effort.
Examples
It seems like his luck with money is quite good this year.
How has your luck been with money lately?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
