"小財唔出,大財唔入" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ jɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 小财唔出,大财唔入 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 小財唔出,大財唔入
  1. (Cantonese) One must sacrifice a small amount of money to earn big money. Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: 小財不出,大財不入/小财不出,大财不入 (xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibùrù) [Mandarin]
    Sense id: en-小財唔出,大財唔入-zh-proverb-868PJ1ng Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh_pron": "siu² coi⁴ m⁴ ceot¹"
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      "zh_pron": "síu chòih m̀h chēut"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "daaih chòih m̀h yahp"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "siu² tsoi⁴ m⁴ tsoet⁷"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "daai⁶ tsoi⁴ m⁴ jap⁹"
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      "zh_pron": "dai⁶ coi⁴ m⁴ yeb⁶"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "siu² coi⁴ m⁴ ceot¹"
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      "zh_pron": "síu chòih m̀h chēut"
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
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      ],
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dai⁶ coi⁴ m⁴ yeb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ m̩²¹ jɐp̚²/",
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      "roman": "xiǎocáibùchū, dàcáibùrù",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "小財不出,大財不入/小财不出,大财不入"
    }
  ],
  "word": "小財唔出,大財唔入"
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