第一桶金 [－－－－]

Jyutping dai6 jat1 tung2 gam1
Pinyin dì yī tǒng jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the first pot of gold
  2. the initial profits from an economic endeavour
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the first pot of gold; the initial profits from an economic endeavor
    • 賺第一桶金
      赚第一桶金
      zhuàn dì － yī tǒng jīn
      to earn initial profits from an economic endeavor
    • 在市場經濟初期（馬克思所説的原始積累時期），許多企業家是在合法與非法之間發展起來，挖到自己的第一桶金的。
      在市场经济初期（马克思所说的原始积累时期），许多企业家是在合法与非法之间发展起来，挖到自己的第一桶金的。
      zài shì chǎng jīng jì chū qī （ mǎ kè sī suǒ shuō de yuán shǐ jī lěi shí qī ） ， xǔ duō qǐ yè jiā shì zài hé fǎ yǔ fēi fǎ zhī jiān fā zhǎn qǐ lái ， wā dào zì jǐ de dì － yī tǒng jīn de ．
      In the initial stage of the market economy, or the primitive accumulation period which was suggested by Marx, many entrepreneurs unearthed their own initial profits by expanding their businesses in a state between legality and illegality.
    • 出國的，也有無數人做了中國第一代海歸，捧着國外辛苦賺來的第一桶金，開始了國內的創業路。
      出国的，也有无数人做了中国第一代海归，捧着国外辛苦赚来的第一桶金，开始了国内的创业路。
      chū guó de ， yě yǒu wú shù rén zuò le zhōng guó dì yī dài hǎi guī ， pěng zhe guó wài xīn kǔ zhuàn lái de dì － yī tǒng jīn ， kāi shǐ le guó nèi de chuàng yè lù ．
      There are countless ones who became the first group of haigui among people that went abroad. Holding the initial profits they earned through hard work from foreign businesses, they started their businesses in China.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    赚第一桶金
    賺第一桶金
    • to earn the first bucket of gold
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    赚第一桶金
    賺第一桶金
    zhuàn dì － yī tǒng jīn
    • to earn initial profits from an economic endeavor
  2. Mandarin
    在市场经济初期（马克思所说的原始积累时期），许多企业家是在合法与非法之间发展起来，挖到自己的第一桶金的。
    在市場經濟初期（馬克思所説的原始積累時期），許多企業家是在合法與非法之間發展起來，挖到自己的第一桶金的。
    zài shì chǎng jīng jì chū qī （ mǎ kè sī suǒ shuō de yuán shǐ jī lěi shí qī ） ， xǔ duō qǐ yè jiā shì zài hé fǎ yǔ fēi fǎ zhī jiān fā zhǎn qǐ lái ， wā dào zì jǐ de dì － yī tǒng jīn de ．
    • In the initial stage of the market economy, or the primitive accumulation period which was suggested by Marx, many entrepreneurs unearthed their own initial profits by expanding their businesses in a state between legality and illegality.
  3. Mandarin
    出国的，也有无数人做了中国第一代海归，捧着国外辛苦赚来的第一桶金，开始了国内的创业路。
    出國的，也有無數人做了中國第一代海歸，捧着國外辛苦賺來的第一桶金，開始了國內的創業路。
    chū guó de ， yě yǒu wú shù rén zuò le zhōng guó dì yī dài hǎi guī ， pěng zhe guó wài xīn kǔ zhuàn lái de dì － yī tǒng jīn ， kāi shǐ le guó nèi de chuàng yè lù ．
    • There are countless ones who became the first group of haigui among people that went abroad. Holding the initial profits they earned through hard work from foreign businesses, they started their businesses in China.