pò​cái​xiāo​zāi

to lose money to avoid disaster

Senses

破财消灾/ 破財消災 pò​cái​xiāo​zāi to lose money to avoid disaster

To suffer a financial loss in order to escape or prevent a greater misfortune; often used to comfort someone who has lost money by suggesting the loss has replaced a worse fate.

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