coi4 cek3財赤财赤
Jyutpingcoi4 cek3
Yalechòih chek
Definition
A financial deficit.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
This is a clipped form of 財政赤字, commonly used in news reports and political discussions to save time. It carries a formal tone despite its brevity, often appearing in headlines or when discussing public spending. It is rarely used to describe personal financial struggles, which are usually referred to as 負債 or 冇錢.
Examples
The government has a deficit again this year.
Why is there such a large deficit?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe personal debt or being broke. It is strictly reserved for institutional, organizational, or governmental financial shortfalls.
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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.
