hot3 si5渴市
Jyutpinghot3 si5
Yalehot síh
Definition
In high demand; short in supply, where demand exceeds supply in the market.
colloquialshoppingmoney
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the market dynamic where demand far outstrips supply, making an item difficult to obtain. It is commonly used in business or retail contexts to describe trendy products or scarce resources. Unlike general words for rare, this implies a competitive environment where buyers are actively hunting for the item.
Examples
This game console is really in high demand, there is no stock anywhere.
Related words
Common phrases
in extremely high demand
critically short in supply
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe something that is simply rare or unique, such as a collector's item that no one wants. It must imply that there is a high level of market interest or a desperate need for the item.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
