sai2 cin2使錢使钱

Jyutpingsai2 cin2

Yalesái chín

動詞Common

Definition

To spend money in exchange for goods or services.

colloquialmoneydaily actions

How it's used

Focuses specifically on the act of spending rather than the concept of cost. It is highly versatile and can be used in almost any context where money is being exchanged for goods or services. When emphasizing the amount spent, it is common to repeat the verb, as in 使錢使到好心痛.

Examples

nei5你ne1呢paai4排sai2使cin2錢sai2使dou3到hou2好din1癲aa4呀。

You have been spending money like crazy lately.

gam1今go3個jyut6月sai2使cin2錢sai2使zo2咗hou2好do1多，mou5冇saai3晒cin2錢laa3喇。

I spent a lot of money this month and have none left.

Common phrases

sai2使cin2錢sai2使dou3到sau2手jyun5軟

to spend money until one's hands are tired

sai2使cin2錢jyu4如lau4流seoi2水

to spend money like water

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the word 使 meaning to cause or to employ, which is a homograph. While the context usually makes it clear, beginners sometimes mistake the causative sense for the financial one.