橫財 [横财]

Jyutping waang6 coi4
Pinyin hèng cái

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

橫財 [横财]

Jyutping waang4 coi4
Pinyin hèng cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. easy money
  2. windfall
  3. ill-gotten gains
  4. undeserved fortune
  5. illegal profit
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    意外​嘅​錢​財​收入​，​好似​贏錢​、​執到​錢​噉​（​量​詞​：​筆​）
    windfall; unexpected monetary gain
    • 橫財命
      横财命
      waang4 coi4 meng6
      luck of receiving unexpected money
    • 最近有筆橫財，所以打算攞啲嚟做下善事。
      最近有笔横财，所以打算攞啲嚟做下善事。
      zeoi6 gan6 jau5 bat1 waang4 coi4, so2 ji5 daa2 syun3 lo2 di1 lai4 zou6 haa5 sin6 si6.
      I have received some unexpected money recently, so I planned to spend part of it on some good causes.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    ill-gotten gains; money accumulated inadvertently or via illegal means
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    俗话说：一分耕耘、一分收获；可俗话又说：人无横财不富、马无夜草不肥！
    俗話說：一分耕耘、一分收穫；可俗話又說：人無橫財不富、馬無夜草不肥！
    sú huà shuō ： yī fēn gēng yún 、 yī fēn shōu huò ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： rén wú hèng cái bù fù 、 mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi ！
    • As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow", and yet another says that luck plays an important role in success too!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    新一年祝你横财就手，马运亨通。
    新一年祝你橫財就手，馬運亨通。
    • For this new year, wish you have easy money, good luck in horse gambling.
  2. Cantonese
    横财命
    橫財命
    waang4 coi4 meng6
    • luck of receiving unexpected money
  3. Cantonese
    最近有笔横财，所以打算攞啲嚟做下善事。
    最近有筆橫財，所以打算攞啲嚟做下善事。
    zeoi6 gan6 jau5 bat1 waang4 coi4, so2 ji5 daa2 syun3 lo2 di1 lai4 zou6 haa5 sin6 si6.
    • I have received some unexpected money recently, so I planned to spend part of it on some good causes.