「旺丁唔旺財」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: wong6 ding1 m4 wong6 coi4
Individual
Character Meaning:
旺 prosperous; flourishing; busy
丁 male; D; man; people; small cube
唔 not
旺 prosperous; flourishing; busy
財 wealth; money; finance
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • used to describe that a residence's "fengshui" is good for the family's population but not its wealth

  • (of businesses) to be popular with people visiting but not profitable; with strong turnout but weak sales; (of markets) with high traffic but low profit
    (Cant.) 年nin4宵siu1好hou2多do1檔dong3都dou1係hai6旺wong6丁ding1唔m4旺wong6財coi4。
    (Eng.) Many stalls at Lunar New Year fairs attract large crowds but make little profit.
    (Cant.) 樓lau4市si5回wui4暖nyun5,但daan6由jau4於jyu1新san1盤pun2海hoi2量loeng6低dai1價gaa3應jing3市si5,二ji6手sau2樓lau2即zik1使si2交gaau1投tau4增zang1多do1,樓lau4價gaa3都dou1係hai6上soeng6升sing1乏fat6力lik6,旺wong6丁ding1唔m4旺wong6財coi4。
    (Eng.) The property market is warming up, but due to a flood of new flats being launched at low prices, second-hand homes are struggling to see price growth despite a rise in transactions, i.e. with high activity but limited financial gain.

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