餘 (jyu4) — spare time after an event in Cantonese
jyuˎ₄餘
简 余
Mandarin Pinyin: yu2
Meaning of 餘
nounspare time after an event
nounremaining; residual; lingering
nounmore than; odd; over
nounremainder; surplus; balance
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Example Sentences with 餘
二百文已經綽綽有餘囉
Two hundred dollars is more than enough
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係doˉ¹多jyuˎ₄餘zeoi6.贅。
He's an extra burden.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jipˍ₆業jyuˎ₄餘ge3.嘅。
He's an amateur.
ngoˏ₅我gingˍ₆淨haiˍ₆係jipˍ₆業jyuˎ₄餘waan2.玩。
I just play for fun/as a hobby.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係jipˍ₆業jyuˎ₄餘zok˗₃作pin2.品。
This is an amateur work.
Words Containing 餘
業餘愛好者jip6 jyu4 oi3 hou3 ze2
amateur (person)
殘餘caan4 jyu4
remnants; remains (after a disaster)
公餘之暇gung1 jyu4 zi1 haa6
leisure time outside of one's work schedule
盈餘jing4 jyu4
surplus, profit
課餘fo3 jyu4
after school
餘孽jyu4 jip6
remaining evil element; hated relics
業餘愛好jip6 jyu4 oi3 hou3
hobby
有餘jau5 jyu4
have enough and to spare; have a surplus
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
餘悸jyu4 gwai3
lingering fear
富餘人員fu3 jyu4 jan4 jyun4
redundant people
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