破財 [－财]

Jyutping po3 coi4
Pinyin pò cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bankrupt
  2. to suffer financial loss
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    因為​一​啲​意料之外​嘅​嘢​，​蒙受​金錢​上​嘅​損​失
    to suffer unexpected financial loss
    • 破財擋災
      破财挡灾
      po3 coi4 dong2 zoi1
      to lose money but avoid misfortune
  2. 動詞
    講笑​指​「​買​嘢​用​錢​」
    (in a joking way) to spend money on something; to lose a fortune
    • 今日去書展又要破財喇。
      今日去书展又要破财喇。
      gam1 jat6 heoi3 syu1 zin2 jau6 jiu3 po3 coi4 laa3.
      I am going to the book fair today and I will lose a fortune again.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lose money (unexpectedly); to suffer financial loss
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    啲钱唔见咗冇所谓啦，咪当破财挡灾啰。
    啲錢唔見咗冇所謂啦，咪當破財擋災囉。
    • Don't be too upset about losing money, as the saying goes you avoid misfortune by losing money.
  2. Cantonese
    破财挡灾
    破財擋災
    po3 coi4 dong2 zoi1
    • to lose money but avoid misfortune
  3. Cantonese
    今日去书展又要破财喇。
    今日去書展又要破財喇。
    gam1 jat6 heoi3 syu1 zin2 jau6 jiu3 po3 coi4 laa3.
    • I am going to the book fair today and I will lose a fortune again.