zi3 fu3致富
Jyutpingzi3 fu3
Yaleji fu
Definition
To get rich; to become wealthy and make a fortune.
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How it's used
Formal in tone, this term is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation to describe someone's financial status. It appears most frequently in headlines, business articles, or self-help books discussing strategies for accumulating wealth. In daily speech, people prefer using expressions like 發達 or 搵大錢.
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Common mistake
Do not use this word when talking about a friend who suddenly has a lot of money, as it sounds overly academic or like a lecture. Stick to colloquial phrases for social settings to avoid sounding stiff.
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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.
