有餘 (jau5 jyu4) — have enough and to spare; have a surplus in Cantonese
jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘
简 有余
Mandarin Pinyin: you3 yu2
Meaning of 有餘
nounhave enough and to spare; have a surplus
nounsurplus; remainder; more than enough
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Example Sentences with 有餘
二百文已經綽綽有餘囉
Two hundred dollars is more than enough
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種joekˍ₆藥jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘duk6.毒。
This medicine has side effects.
zauˊ²酒jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘mei6.味。
The wine has a lingering aftertaste.
sikˍ₆食jyunˎ₄完zungˍ₆仲jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘mei6.味。
There's an aftertaste after eating.
caaˎ₄茶jauˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘hoeng1.香。
The tea has a lingering fragrance.
Characters in 有餘
Words Containing 有餘
心有餘悸sam1 jau5 ju4 gwai3
fear still lingering in one's heart (after a frightful event)
死有餘辜sei2 yau5 jyu4 gu1
you are still guilty after death; even death cannot redeem a person’s crimes
比上不足比下有餘bei2 soeng6 bat1 zuk1 bei2 haa6 au5 jyu4
not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster
遊刃有餘jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4
handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
年年有餘nin4 nin4 jau5 jyu4
(may you) have plenty to spare every year; (may you) have a surplus year after year; (may you) have abundance (in wealth) year in year out
心有餘而力不足sam1 yau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1
the spirit is willing but the will is weak | also 力不從心 or 心餘力絀
綽綽有餘coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4
more than enough
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