dai6 jat1 tung2 gam1第一桶金
Jyutpingdai6 jat1 tung2 gam1
Yaledaih yāt túng gām
Definition
One's first pot of gold; the first time someone makes a large sum of money.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
This term is widely used in business and personal finance contexts to describe the initial significant capital accumulation that often serves as a foundation for future wealth. It carries a sense of achievement and milestone, implying that the money was earned through effort or a specific venture rather than inherited. It is frequently used when discussing entrepreneurship or early career success.
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bat1筆bātExamples
He earned his first pot of gold from doing business.
How do you plan to earn your first pot of gold?
Related words
Common phrases
to earn one's first pot of gold
one's first pot of gold in life
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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.
