和氣生財

Chinese

		friendly; kind; polite friendly; kind; polite; amiable; having friendly relations; harmonious; having a good rapport; being on good terms	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (和氣生財)		和氣	生	財
simp. (和气生财)		和气	生	财

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): héqìshēngcái

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄘㄞˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héqìshēngcái
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄘㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hécìshengcái
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-chʻi⁴-shêng¹-tsʻai²
  - Yale: hé-chì-shēng-tsái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herchihshengtsair
  - Palladius: хэцишэнцай (xɛcišɛncaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Idiom

和氣生財

An idiom advising people that only by being friendly and not offending customers can you get rich.

Synonyms

(Puxian Min) 忍氣求財／忍气求财

References

“和氣生財”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.