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賺
jaan6
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to earn]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to earn]]
  2. 2 jaahn chìn máaih fā daai 賺錢買花戴 — [to earn money for buying flowers to wear] to not need one's salary for living expenses, to be able to spend one's salary on luxuries (usually of women).
Other Readings
賺
zaan6
to earn | to make money | to make a profit | # adapted from cc-cedict | gain
Words containing 賺
賺得個
zaan6 dak1 go3
only to end up in; only to result in; only to come to
賺到錢
zaan6 dou3*2 cin2
cash in
賺人熱淚的電影
zaan6 jan4 jit6 leoi6 dik1 din6 jing2
a tearjerker (movie)
賺攪
zaan2 gaau2
futile efforts; vain efforts
冇賺冇蝕
mou5 zaan6 mou5 sit6
break-even
賺錢買花戴
zaan6 cin2 maai5 faa1 daai3
(literally: to earn money to buy flowers for wearing); one's salary is not neede
賺嘥氣
zaan2 saai1 hei3
a waste of breath; beating a dead horse; futile; pointless
賺頭蝕尾
zaan6 tau4 sik6 mei5
a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beg
賺衰
zaan2 seoi1
"this will turn out badly"; to do something that will only lead to trouble | sla
賺得
zaan6 dak1
earn
賺取
zaan6 ceoi2
to earn
賺大錢
zaan6 daai6 cin2
earn good money; line one's pockets; profiteer; "make a killing"
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