機會

See also: 機会 and 机会

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
trad. (機會)		機	會
simp. (机会)		机	会

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jīhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): ji¹ hui⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ wui⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-fi
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ki-hōe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ huê⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīhuì → jīhui (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.huey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jihue̊i
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xweɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xweɪ̯²/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹ hui⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gixui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xuei²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ wui⁶
    • Yale: gēi wuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ wui⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ wui⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ wuːy̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-fi
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ fi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ fi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ fi⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hōe
    • Tâi-lô: ki-huē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hoe
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi¹ huê⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki huĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ hue³⁵/

Noun

機會

1. opportunity; chance

   抓緊機會 / 抓紧机会  ―  zhuājǐn jīhuì  ―  to seize an opportunity

   就業機會 / 就业机会  ―  jiùyè jīhuì  ―  job opportunity

   這裡充滿著機會。 [MSC, trad.]
   这里充满着机会。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèlǐ chōngmǎn zhe jīhuì. [Pinyin]

   This place is full of opportunity.

   論壇給了大家一個各抒己見、暢所欲言的機會。 [MSC, trad.]
   论坛给了大家一个各抒己见、畅所欲言的机会。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lùntán gěi le dàjiā yīge gèshūjǐjiàn, chàngsuǒyùyán de jīhuì. [Pinyin]

   The forum gave everyone an opportunity to express their opinions and speak freely.

Synonyms

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• 因緣／因缘 (yīnyuán)
• 契機／契机 (qìjī)
• 戰機／战机 (zhànjī) (opportunity for victory in battle)
• 時機／时机 (shíjī)
• 機遇／机遇 (jīyù)

• 火候 (huǒhòu) (figurative)
• 空子 (kòngzi) (opportunity to take advantage of)
• 空隙 (kòngxì)
• 際遇／际遇 (jìyù) (literary)

Derived terms

• 機會主義／机会主义 (jīhuìzhǔyì)
• 機會成本／机会成本 (jīhuì chéngběn)

• 機會率／机会率 (jīhuìlǜ)
• 臭頭仔嘛會做皇帝，做總統你嘛有機會／臭头仔嘛会做皇帝，做总统你嘛有机会

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (機會):

• → Japanese: 機会 (きかい) (kikai)
• → Korean: 기회 (機會, gihoe)
• → Vietnamese: cơ hội (機會)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
機	會
き Grade: 4	かい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

機會 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 機会, hiragana きかい, rōmaji kikai, historical hiragana きくわい)

1. Kyūjitai form of 機会: opportunity

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Korean

Hanja in this term
機	會

Noun

機會 • (gihoe) (hangeul 기회)

1. Hanja form^? of 기회 (“opportunity”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
機	會

Noun

機會

1. Hán tự form of cơ hội (“opportunity”).