招財

Chinese

provoke; to recruit
 
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (招財) 招 財
simp. (招财) 招 财

Etymology

“animal tongue”
In order to avoid the homophony between 舌 (“tongue”) and 折 (“to lose one's capital”).

Pronunciation

Verb

招財

  1. to usher in wealth; to bring in wealth

Derived terms

  • 招財利市／招财利市
  • 招財樹／招财树

Noun

招財

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, euphemistic) animal tongue (as food)
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