nau2 kwai1 wai4 jing4扭虧為盈扭亏为盈
Jyutpingnau2 kwai1 wai4 jing4
Yalenáu kwāi wàih yìhng
Definition
To turn a loss into a profit; to become profitable.
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How it's used
Used primarily in business and financial contexts to describe a company recovering from a period of financial deficit. It carries a sense of achievement and successful management turnaround. While it is a four character idiom, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to discuss corporate performance or personal business ventures.
Examples
The company finally turned losses into gains last year.
How did you help the shop turn losses into gains?
Related words
Common phrases
successfully turn losses into gains
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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.
