# 發財
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fācái
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faat$^3$ coi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fat-chhòi
    (Hailu, HRS): fad coi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fad$^5$ coi$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): huák-cài
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): huah$^6$ zai$^2$ / huoh$^6$ zai$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hoat-châi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huag$^4$ cai$^5$ / huêg$^4$ cai$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$faq-ze
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fācái
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚ ㄘㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: facái
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^1$-tsʻai$^2$
*** Yale: fā-tsái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fatsair
*** Palladius: фацай (facaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faat$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Yale: faat chòih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faat$^8$ tsoi$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fad$^3$ coi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːt̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fat-chhòi
*** Hakka Romanization System: fad$^ˋ$ coi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fad$^5$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fat̚² t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fad coi
*** Sinological IPA: /fat⁵⁻² t͡sʰoi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fad$^5$ coi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fat̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huák-cài
*** Sinological IPA : /huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: huah$^6$ zai$^2$ [Phonetic: huah$^7$ zai$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: huah-cái
*** Sinological IPA : /huaʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sai¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: huoh$^6$ zai$^2$ [Phonetic: huoh$^7$ zai$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /huoʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡sai¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-châi
*** Tâi-lô: huat-tsâi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoatzaai
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huag$^4$ cai$^5$ / huêg$^4$ cai$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huak tshâi / huek tshâi
*** Sinological IPA : /huak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/, /huek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$faq-ze
*** MiniDict: fah$^入$ ze
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$faq-ze
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ ze⁴⁴/

### Verb

發⫽財 (verb-object)
* to make a fortune
       Tā zài dǔchǎng fācái le. [Pinyin]
       He made a pile at the casino.
    From: 2018, Han Kuo-yu's campaign slogan (translation extracted from Bloomberg
    Huò chū dé qù, rén jìn dé lái, Gāoxióng fā dà cái! [Pinyin]
    With goods sold and talent flowing in, Kaohsiung's people will make a fortune!
* (polite, chiefly in questions) to work; to make a living
       Jiǎ: hāi, hǎojiǔbùjiàn, xiànzài zài nǎr fācái ya? Yǐ: nǎlǐ, bùguò shì hùnkǒufànchī éryǐ. [Pinyin]
       A: Hi, long time no see. Where do you make a living nowadays? B: If you can call it that! I do the minimum necessary for the meal ticket.

#### Synonyms

* (to make a fortune): 生財／生财 (shēngcái), (Cantonese) 發達 / 发达 (faat$^3$ daat$^6$)
* (to work): (polite, chiefly in questions) 幹活／干活 (gànhuó), 工作 (gōngzuò)

#### Derived terms

* 恭喜發財 / 恭喜发财 (gōngxǐ fācái)
* 發國難財 / 发国难财 (fā guónàn cái)
* 發死人財 / 发死人财 (fā sǐrén cái)
* 發財票 / 发财票
* 發財車 / 发财车 (fācáichē)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: phát tài (發財)

### Noun

發財
* (mahjong) green dragon

#### Synonyms

* (Singapore) 青發／青发 (qīngfā)

#### See also

* Japanese: 緑發(リューファ) (ryūfa)