有戲

See also: 有戏

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	hope
trad. (有戲)		有	戲
simp. (有戏)		有	戏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒuxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒusì
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-hsi⁴
    • Yale: yǒu-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushih
    • Palladius: юси (jusi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ hei³
    • Yale: yáuh hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³/

Adjective

有戲

1. (colloquial) to look hopeful or promising (when referring to plans or situations)

   那個女生回短信給我了，看來有戲！ [MSC, trad.]
   那个女生回短信给我了，看来有戏！ [MSC, simp.]

   Nà ge nǚshēng huí duǎnxìn gěi wǒ le, kànlái yǒuxì! [Pinyin]

   That girl sent me a text reply - things are looking up!

Synonyms

• 靠譜／靠谱 (kàopǔ)
• 有門／有门 (yǒumén)
• 行得通 (xíngdetōng)
• 說得過去／说得过去 (shuōdeguòqù)

Antonyms

• 沒戲／没戏 (méixì)
• 不靠譜／不靠谱 (bùkàopǔ)
• 沒門／没门 (méimén)
• 行不通 (xíngbutōng)
• 說不過去／说不过去 (shuōbuguòqù)