破财免灾 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• a financial loss may prevent disaster

Character by character

• 破pòto break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
• 财cáiriches, wealth, valuables
• 免miǎnto spare, to excuse from; to evade
• 灾zāidisaster, catastrophe, calamity

Idioms sharing a character

• 一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò
• 乘风破浪 chéng fēng pò làng
• 势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú
• 国破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng
• 大破大立 dà pò dà lì
• 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng
• 支离破碎 zhī lí pò suì
• 乐昌破镜 Lè chāng pò jìng
• 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò
• 看破红尘 kàn pò hóng chén

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