吉 (gat1) — (粵) vacant; unoccupied; empty in Cantonese

gatˉ¹吉

Mandarin Pinyin: ji2

Meaning of 吉

noun(粵) vacant; unoccupied; empty

nounlucky; auspicious; propitious; fortunate

noun(noun) 1. nothing; (adjective) empty

adjectiveauspicious; lucky; favorable.

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Example Sentences with 吉

lungˎ₄龍ninˎ₄年gatˉ¹吉coengˎ₄祥jyuˎ₄如ji3!意！

Wishing you good fortune and prosperity in the Year of the Dragon!

gatˉ¹吉waaˎ₄娃waaˎ₄娃houˊ²好sai˗₃細zek˗₃隻。

Chihuahuas are very small.

zek˗₃隻gatˉ¹吉waaˎ₄娃waaˎ₄娃houˊ²好gwaaiˉ¹乖。

The Chihuahua is very well-behaved.

ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意gatˉ¹吉waaˎ₄娃waaˎ₄娃。

I like Chihuahuas.

keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有zek˗₃隻gatˉ¹吉waaˎ₄娃waaˎ₄娃。

She/He has a Chihuahua.

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Words Containing 吉

吉卜賽人gat1 buk1 coi3 jan4

lucky, auspicious, propitious

原聲吉他jyun4 seng1 gat1 taa1

acoustic guitar | Alt.: 木吉他 | Cant.: 原聲結他

吉列gat1 lit6

Gillette company 吉列公司

大吉利事daai6 gat1 lei6 si6

a phrase used in a superstitious manner to wish one good luck; "to touch wood" (a superstition to ward off bad luck and welcome good luck); "fingers crossed" (a superstition to ward off bad luck and welcome good luck); hope for the best

吉普賽人gat1 pou2 coi3 jan4

gypsy (loanword in Mandarin)

阿哩吉諦o1 li1 gat1 dai3

to get into a predicament

吉日gat1 jat6

propitious days/auspicious days

混吉wan6 gat1

waste sb's time; meddle with no sincerity; give sb trouble by raising his expectation only to disappoint him; ask (a shop assistant) for this and that without making a purchase

吉祥gat1 coeng4

lucky

吉列豬扒gat1 lit6 zyu1 paa2

Tonkatsu, deep-fried pork cutlet

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