hou2 coi2好彩

Jyutpinghou2 coi2

Yalehóu chói

形容詞Very common

Definition

Lucky, fortunate, or thankfully.

lucky; fortunate; having good luck
luckily; fortunately; by a stroke of luck

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How it's used

Functions primarily as an adverbial modifier meaning luckily or fortunately, often placed at the start of a sentence to express relief. It carries a strong sense of personal fortune regarding a specific outcome, rather than describing a general state of being a lucky person. When used as an adjective, it typically follows the verb 係 to describe a situation or person as being in a fortunate position.

Examples

hou2好coi2彩gam1今jat6日mou5冇lok6落jyu5雨，ngo5我dei6哋ho2可ji5以heoi3去haang4行saan1山。

Luckily it didn't rain today, so we can go hiking.

nei5你wan2搵faan1返bou6部din6電waa2話mei6未aa4呀？hou2好coi2彩nei5你mou5冇m4唔gin3見zo2咗。

Have you found your phone yet? It's lucky you didn't lose it.

Common phrases

hou2好coi2彩mou5冇

luckily not

zan1真hai6係hou2好coi2彩

really lucky

Common mistake

Avoid using it to describe someone who is generally lucky in life, such as a gambler or someone with good karma; for that, use 有運 instead. 好彩 is strictly for specific, situational instances where something good happened or a bad outcome was avoided.