发横财 meaning in English
make a fortune in a devious way; strike it rich; get [have] a windfall; get rich by foul means; strike oil; ill-gotton gains
Examples
- He is not going to make a killing that way .
他不会靠那种方法发横财。 - Fortunes were made overnight by financial manipulators .
而金融市场的操纵者却转瞬之间大发横财。 - They struck oil only after years of market research .
他们花了好些年工夫去作市场研究，以后才大发横财。 - Celia is a part of that greedy, ruthless, moneycoining, high-pressure drug business .
西莉亚也是那贪婪、无情、发横财、施加高压的药品工业的一分子。 - World falls apart , this guy makes a fortune
这个世界土崩瓦解了,这个家伙却大发横财