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发财
fācái
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English Definitionto get rich
Simplified Script发财
Traditional Script發財
Pinyinfācái
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)faat3coi4
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动宾式) verb object
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=5
Word Decomposition
发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; measure word for gunshots (rounds)
财cáimoney; wealth; riches; property; valuables

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Words With Same Head Word    
发现fāxiànto find; to discover
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发烧fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
发表fābiǎoto issue; to publish
发挥fāhuīto display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
Words With Same Tail Word    
理财lǐcáifinancial management; finance
钱财qiáncáiwealth; money
恭喜发财gōngxǐ fācáiMay you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
敛财liǎncáito accumulate wealth; to rake in money
生财shēngcáito make money
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