jau5 gei1有機有机
Jyutpingjau5 gei1
Yaleyáuh gēi
Definition
Likely to happen; having a good chance or opportunity of success.
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How it's used
This term functions as a shortened form of 有機會, commonly used in casual speech to express probability or potential. It often carries a sense of optimism or expectation regarding an outcome. When used with intensifiers like 好, it emphasizes a high degree of likelihood.
Examples
Is it likely that you can go tomorrow?
He is working so hard, he is very likely to win.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the English loanword organic, which is also written as 有機 in the context of food or farming. The meaning is determined entirely by the surrounding sentence structure.
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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.
