bat1 hap6 si4 ji4不合時宜不合时宜

Jyutpingbat1 hap6 si4 ji4

Yalebāt hahp sìh yìh

語句

Definition

Outdated; out of keeping with the times and no longer appropriate or suitable.

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How it's used

Despite its four-character structure, this is used as a descriptive adjective or predicate in everyday speech. It carries a slightly critical tone, implying that a person, idea, or practice is clinging to the past and failing to adapt to current social norms. It is more formal than simply saying 舊 or 過時.

Examples

le1呢zung3種gun2管lei5理fong1方faat3法zan1真hai6係hou2好bat1不hap6合si4時ji4宜。

This management style is really outdated.

nei5你zung6仲jung6用le1呢tou3套gau6舊si1思wai4維，m4唔paa3怕bat1不hap6合si4時ji4宜me1咩？

You are still using that old mindset, aren't you afraid of being out of touch?

Related words

synonymgwo3 si4過時gwo sìhsee alsolou5 tou2老土lóuh tóu

Common phrases

jyun4完cyun4全bat1不hap6合si4時ji4宜

completely outdated

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a verb, but it functions as an adjective. You must use it with 係 or a similar copula when describing a noun, such as 呢個做法係不合時宜.