jing4 jyu4盈餘盈余
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Definition
Surplus; the remaining money in finance after deducting all expenses.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to financial gain or leftover funds after expenses are settled. It is a formal term often found in business reports, government budgets, or accounting contexts rather than casual daily chatter about personal pocket money. When talking about personal savings or general leftover money, people usually prefer to use 剩低 or 餘錢.
Examples
The company has a surplus this year, so everyone gets a bonus.
Have you calculated it clearly yet? How much surplus is actually left?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 賺錢, which is a verb phrase meaning to make a profit. 盈餘 is a noun that describes the state of having a positive balance, whereas 賺錢 focuses on the act of earning.
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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.
