見財化水 [见财－－]

Jyutping gin3 coi4 faa3 seoi2
Pinyin jiàn cái huà shuǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    得​唔​到​一筆​本來​有機​會​攞​到​嘅​錢​財
    to not manage to get an amount of money initially possible to gain; literally: to see riches transform into water
    • 哎吔！冇喇，今鋪見財化水，重輸清光添啊！
      哎吔！冇喇，今铺见财化水，重输清光添啊！
      ai1 jaa3! mou5 laa3, gam1 pou1 gin3 coi4 faa3 seoi2, zung6 syu1 cing1 gwong1 tim1 aa3!
      Oh my, no! I couldn't earn any this time and even lost all my money!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哎吔！冇喇，今铺见财化水，重输清光添啊！
    哎吔！冇喇，今鋪見財化水，重輸清光添啊！
    ai1 jaa3! mou5 laa3, gam1 pou1 gin3 coi4 faa3 seoi2, zung6 syu1 cing1 gwong1 tim1 aa3!
    • Oh my, no! I couldn't earn any this time and even lost all my money!