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破財擋災 (po3 coi4 dong2 zoi1) — (proverb) someone spends money can offset troubles; lose money to block any disaster/misfortune in Cantonese

po˗₃破coiˎ₄財dongˊ²擋zoiˉ¹災
简 破财挡灾
Mandarin Pinyin: po4 cai2 dang3 zai1

Meaning of 破財擋災

noun(proverb) someone spends money can offset troubles; lose money to block any disaster/misfortune

Characters in 破財擋災

破po3
break; destroy; damage
財coi4
wealth; valuables; riches; money
擋dong2
block; obstruct; impede
災zoi1
calamity; disaster; catastrophe

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