忍氣求財

Chinese

to swallow one's anger; to submit to humiliation; to hold one's breath
to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
 
money; wealth; riches
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
 
trad. (忍氣求財) 忍氣 求 財
simp. (忍气求财) 忍气 求 财

Pronunciation

  • Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): nong3 ki4 giu2 zai2 / nuong3 ki4 giu2 zai2
  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: nong3 ki4 giu2 zai2 [Phonetic: nong5 ki4 giu5 zai2]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: neông-ki̍-giú-cái
      • Sinological IPA (key): /nɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴² kiu¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sai¹³/
    • (Xianyou)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: nuong3 ki4 giu2 zai2 [Phonetic: nuong5 ki4 giu5 zai2]
      • Sinological IPA (key): /nuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ kʰi⁴² kiu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai²⁴/

Idiom

忍氣求財

  1. (Puxian Min) An idiom advising people to control their emotions and maintain a friendly demeanor towards others as a way to attract prosperity and good fortune.

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “忍气求财”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 415.
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