倒錢落海

倒錢落海

Chinese

		upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt	coin; money	to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	ocean; sea
trad. (倒錢落海)		倒	錢	落	海
simp. (倒钱落海)		倒	钱	落	海
Literally: “to pour money into the sea”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou² cin^4-2 lok⁶ hoi²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou² cin^4-2 lok⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: dóu chín lohk hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou² tsin^4-2 lok⁹ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou² qin² log⁶ hoi²
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² hɔːy̯³⁵/

Idiom

倒錢落海

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to pour money down the drain; to squander money