kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2缺一不可
Jyutpingkyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2
Yalekyut yāt bāt hó
Definition
Crucial; indispensable; not a single thing can be omitted.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to emphasize that every component in a set is essential for a successful outcome. It is often employed in professional or formal contexts to describe requirements, though it fits perfectly well in serious daily conversation. It carries a slightly more emphatic tone than simply saying 樣樣都好重要.
Examples
For this job, both technical skills and experience are indispensable.
If you want to succeed, hard work and luck are both essential.
Related words
Common phrases
indispensable conditions
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
