gei3 ding6既定

Jyutpinggei3 ding6

Yalegei dihng

區別詞Uncommon

Definition

Set, fixed, established, or predetermined.

neutralworkother

How it's used

Functions primarily as a formal modifier for abstract nouns like policies, procedures, or schedules. It carries a sense of rigidity or pre-arrangement that implies a lack of flexibility for individual input. While common in professional or bureaucratic settings, it sounds overly stiff or unnatural in casual conversation about personal plans.

Examples

ni1呢go3個hai6係gei3既ding6定cing4程zeoi6序，mou5冇dak1得goi2改㗎。

This is the established procedure, it cannot be changed.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪jiu3要gan1跟faan1返go3個gei3既ding6定si4時gaan3間biu2表zou6做je5嘢？

Are you going to follow the set schedule to get things done?

Common phrases

gei3既ding6定laap6立coeng4場

preconceived position

gei3既ding6定zing3政caak3策

established policy

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a verb meaning to decide, but it is strictly a modifier. Use 決定好 or 定好 instead when you want to express the action of deciding something.