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, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹ hui⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei¹ wui⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gi¹ voi⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): ji¹ fii
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kî-fi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gi¹ fi⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): gĭ-huôi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ki-hōe / ki-hǒe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ huê⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīhuì → jīhui (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jihue̊i
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-hui⁵
    • Yale: jī-hwei
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.huey
    • Palladius: цзихуэй (czixuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹ hui⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gixui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xuei²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ wui⁶
    • Yale: gēi wuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ wui⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ wui⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ wuːi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gi¹ voi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³ vᵘɔi³²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ji¹ fii
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴² fɨi²/
• 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/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gi¹ fi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fi⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭ-huôi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ui²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hōe
    • Tâi-lô: ki-huē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hoe
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/
  • (Hokkien: Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hǒe
    • Tâi-lô: ki-huě
    • IPA (Longyan): /ki³³⁴ hue⁵³/
  • (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 chōngmǎnzhe 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

• 商機／商机 (shāngjī) (business opportunity)
• 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)
• 節裉兒／节裉儿 (Xinzhou)
• 縫縫／缝缝 (fong⁴ fong^4-1) (Sichuanese, Wu)
• 縫縫兒／缝缝儿 (fong⁴ fongr^4-1) (Sichuanese)
• 茬口 (chákǒu) (regional)
• 遇 (yù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 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(き)会(かい) (kikai)
• → Korean: 기회(機會) (gihoe)
• → Vietnamese: cơ hội (機會)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
機	會
き Grade: 4	かい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

機(き)會(かい) • (kikai) ^{←きくわい (kikwai)?}

1. Kyūjitai form of 機会 (“opportunity”).

Korean

Hanja in this term
機	會

Noun

機會 • (gihoe) (hangeul 기회)

1. hanja form^? of 기회 (“opportunity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
機	會

Noun

機會

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