tiền túi
Definition
- Noun:
- Pocket money / Personal money: Money that comes from one's own personal funds or savings, as opposed to money from another source like a company, organization, or shared account. It implies personal expenditure.
- Out-of-pocket expense: Money paid directly by an individual from their own financial resources.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy phải bỏ tiền túi ra để sửa xe. (He had to use his own money to repair the car.)
- Khoản chi đó là từ tiền túi của giám đốc, không phải của công ty. (That expense was from the director's personal funds, not the company's.)
- Tôi chỉ tiêu tiền túi của mình thôi. (I only spend my own pocket money.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often appears in the structure "bỏ tiền túi ra" or "tự bỏ tiền túi", which emphasizes the voluntary or necessary act of spending one's own money.
- Cô giáo tự bỏ tiền túi mua sách cho học sinh. (The teacher used her own money to buy books for the students.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tiền riêng (n): Personal/private money. This is a close synonym, though "tiền túi" more strongly emphasizes the physical "pocket" as the source.
- Tiền cá nhân (n): Personal funds.
Synonyms
- Own money: Money belonging to oneself.
- Personal funds: Financial resources owned by an individual.
- Out-of-pocket money: Money spent directly by a person.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bỏ tiền túi (ra): To pay out of one's own pocket.
- Dự án thiếu kinh phí nên thành viên nào cũng phải bỏ tiền túi. (The project was underfunded so every member had to pay out of their own pocket.)
- Chịu tiền túi: To bear the cost personally.
- Nếu hỏng, bạn sẽ phải chịu tiền túi đấy. (If it breaks, you will have to bear the cost yourself.)