見財化水 (gin3 coi4 faa3 seoi2) — seeing riches turn into water in Cantonese
gin˗₃見coiˎ₄財faa˗₃化seoiˊ²水简 见财化水
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4 cai2 hua4 shui3
Meaning of 見財化水
nounseeing riches turn into water
nounmoney goes down the drain; lucky money vanishes just before it can be grabbed