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風生水起 (fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2) — to get rich (i.e., prosperity grows like rising wind and water) in Cantonese

fungˉ¹風saangˉ¹生seoiˊ²水heiˊ²起
简 风生水起
Mandarin Pinyin: feng1 sheng1 shui3 qi3

Meaning of 風生水起

nounto get rich (i.e., prosperity grows like rising wind and water)
noun(verb) (of business) to get great fortune; (of people) to get rich

Characters in 風生水起

風fung1
certain disease supposedly caused by wind
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
水seoi2
extra charge/income
起hei2
case; instance

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