pò cái
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  • v.lose money; suffer unexpected financial losses

    • tā xiāng xìn pò cái miǎn zāi

      相信破财

      He believes that spending money can avoid disaster.

    • duì tā lái shuō diàn yǐng shī bài le yě zhǐ shì pò cái ér yǐ

      电影失败只是破财而已

      For him, the wrong movie is only a financial matter.

    • tā shè fǎ shǐ zì jǐ miǎn shòu pò cái zhī zāi

      设法使自己免受破财

      He managed to save himself from financial ruin.

    • láo shén pò cái

      劳神破财

      taxe somebody's mind and money

Word usage

  • "破" and "财" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 也好

      If you suffer a financial loss, it’ll be a comfort to get a good name out of it.

    • 害怕大不了点儿

      Don't be afraid. It's not a big deal to lose some money.