賺 (zaan6) — make a profit; earn (money); gain in Cantonese
zaanˍ₆賺简 赚
Mandarin Pinyin: zhuan4
Meaning of 賺
nounmake a profit; earn (money); gain
Example Sentences with 賺
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.
結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
keoiˏ₅佢caauˊ²炒maaiˍ₆賣zyunˍ₆賺zoˊ²咗houˊ²好doˉ¹多cin4.錢。
He made a lot of money speculating.
zyun˗₃賺naaiˏ₅奶fanˊ²粉cinˊ²錢ze1.啫。
Just earning milk powder money.
ceotˉ¹出minˍ₆面zyun˗₃賺naaiˏ₅奶fanˊ²粉cin2.錢。
Earning milk powder money outside.
Words Containing 賺
賺錢zaan6 cin2
to make money; to earn; to gain a profit;
賺衰zaan2 seoi1
slang for "this is not gonna work" / "this will turn out badly"; to do something that will only lead to trouble
賺錢買花戴zaan6 cin2 maai5 faa1 daai3
(literally: to earn money to buy flowers for wearing); one's salary is not needed for basic living expenses and can be spent on luxuries
賺得zaan6 dak1
earn
賺大錢zaan6 daai6 cin2
earn good money; line one's pockets; profiteer; "make a killing"
賺取zaan6 ceoi2
to earn
賺攪zaan2 gaau2
futile efforts; vain efforts
賺頭蝕尾zaan6 tau4 sik6 mei5
a business strategy, meaning when the item is sold for a higher price at the beginning of a sale, a normal price in the middle of the sale, and then a much lower price at the very end; to make a gain at the beginning but make a loss at the end
冇賺冇蝕mou5 zaan6 mou5 sit6
break-even
賺人熱淚的電影zaan6 jan4 jit6 leoi6 dik1 din6 jing2
a tearjerker (movie)
賺到錢zaan6 dou2 cin2
cash in
賺嘥氣zaan2 saai1 hei3
a waste of breath; beating a dead horse; futile; pointless
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