財爺 [财爷]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. common name for the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong government
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    香港​財政司司​長​嘅​暱​稱
    nickname of the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Government
    • 阿爺淨係同財爺握手，激到特首紥紥跳。
      阿爷净系同财爷握手，激到特首紥紥跳。
      aa3 je4 zing6 hai6 tung4 coi4 je4 aak1 sau2, gik1 dou3 dak6 sau2 zaat3 zaat3 tiu3.
      The president of China shakes the Financial Secretary's hand but not the CE's, making him real mad.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    依家库房水浸，财爷唔应该做守财奴，要将盈余还富于民。
    依家庫房水浸，財爺唔應該做守財奴，要將盈餘還富於民。
    ji1 gaa1 fu3 fong4 seoi2 zam3, coi4 je4 m4 jing1 goi1 zou6 sau2 coi4 nou4, jiu3 zoeng1 jing4 jyu4 waan4 fu3 jyu1 man4.
    • Since the Government's coffers are now outpouring, the Financial Secretary should not remain a miser; instead, he should return the revenue to the people.
  2. Cantonese
    阿爷净系同财爷握手，激到特首紥紥跳。
    阿爺淨係同財爺握手，激到特首紥紥跳。
    aa3 je4 zing6 hai6 tung4 coi4 je4 aak1 sau2, gik1 dou3 dak6 sau2 zaat3 zaat3 tiu3.
    • The president of China shakes the Financial Secretary's hand but not the CE's, making him real mad.
  3. Cantonese
    呢份财政预算案唔知财爷会派几多糖呢？
    呢份財政預算案唔知財爺會派幾多糖呢？
    • I wonder how much welfare would the Budget include this year?