sau1 jik1收益
Jyutpingsau1 jik1
Yalesāu yīk
Definition
Income, revenue, or proceeds before deducting costs.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
Refers specifically to gross income or financial gain before expenses are deducted. It is primarily used in formal, business, or investment contexts rather than for personal wages or salary. When discussing personal earnings, 收入 is the much more natural choice.
Examples
The revenue from this business deal is very ideal.
How much revenue do you expect from this project?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a monthly salary or personal wages. It sounds overly technical and out of place in casual conversation about how much money someone makes at their job.
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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.
