jau5 gam1 zap1有金執有金执

Jyutpingjau5 gam1 zap1

Yaleyáuh gām jāp

語句

Definition

To get money after doing something, often used in a rhetorical way to imply there is easy money to be made.

colloquialmoney

How it's used

This phrase is almost exclusively used in a rhetorical or skeptical tone to question the legitimacy or reality of an easy profit. It implies that the speaker suspects a situation is too good to be true or that someone is being overly optimistic about a quick gain. It carries a slightly cynical nuance, suggesting that money does not simply fall from the sky.

Examples

le1呢fan2份gung1工gam3咁hing1輕sung1鬆，m4唔tung1通jau5有gam1金zap1執me1咩？

This job is so easy, is there easy money to be made or what?

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日nam2諗zyu6住jau5有gam1金zap1執，git3結gwo2果bei2俾jan4人ak1呃saai3晒di1啲cin2錢。

He always thinks he can make easy money, and ended up getting scammed out of all his money.

Common phrases

ji5以wai4為jau5有gam1金zap1執

to think there is easy money to be made

Common mistake

Do not use this phrase to describe actual income or a legitimate salary. It is strictly for situations where someone expects a windfall or an unusually easy financial gain, often implying that their expectation is unrealistic.