cek3 zi6赤字
Jyutpingcek3 zi6
Yalechek jih
Definition
Deficit; financial deficit or the amount in the red.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
赤字 is a formal term borrowed from accounting and economics, often appearing in news reports or business discussions. While it is used in everyday conversation, it is not a casual word for being broke or having no money. It specifically refers to a negative balance where expenditures exceed income.
Examples
The company is in the red again this year.
How are you going to solve this deficit problem?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 負債, which refers to debt or liabilities. 赤字 describes the state of a budget or financial period being in the negative, whereas 負債 is the state of owing money.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
