bat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3不可或缺

Jyutpingbat1 ho2 waak6 kyut3

Yalebāt hó waahk kyut

語句

Definition

Essential, indispensable, and cannot be absent or replaced.

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How it's used

This is a formal idiom often used in professional or analytical contexts to describe something fundamental. While it functions as an adjective, it is almost always followed by 嘅 when modifying a noun. It carries a stronger sense of necessity than just important, implying that the absence of the subject would cause a system or structure to fail.

Examples

le1呢fan2份man4文gin2件deoi3對sing4成go3個gai3計waak6劃hai6係bat1不ho2可waak6或kyut3缺ge3嘅。

This document is essential to the entire project.

nei5你gok3覺dak1得ni1呢go3個gok3角sik1色喺hai2套tou3戲hei3入jap6面min6係hai6咪mai6不bat1可ho2或waak6缺？

Do you think this character is indispensable in the movie?

Common phrases

bat1不ho2可waak6或kyut3缺ge3嘅bou6部fan6分

an essential part

bat1不ho2可waak6或kyut3缺ge3嘅jyun4元sou3素

an indispensable element

Common mistake

Learners often mistake it for a simple adjective like 重要, but it is a four-character idiom that sounds quite literary. Avoid using it in very casual, everyday small talk, as it can sound overly dramatic or stiff.