招財
Chinese
| provoke; to recruit | money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (招財) | 招 | 財 | |
| simp. (招财) | 招 | 财 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhāocái
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocái
- Wade–Giles: chao1-tsʻai2
- Yale: jāu-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jautsair
- Palladius: чжаоцай (čžaocaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
招財
Derived terms
Etymology 2
In order to avoid the homophony between 舌 (“tongue”) and 折 (“to lose one's capital”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhāocái
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄘㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhaocái
- Wade–Giles: chao1-tsʻai2
- Yale: jāu-tsái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jautsair
- Palladius: чжаоцай (čžaocaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
招財
- (Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, euphemistic) animal tongue (as food)