機遇

See also: 机遇

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	meet with
trad. (機遇)		機	遇
simp. (机遇)		机	遇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jyu⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ki-gū / ki-gī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ ngo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiyù
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-yü⁴
    • Yale: jī-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyuh
    • Palladius: цзиюй (czijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ jyu⁶
    • Yale: gēi yuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jyː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-gū
    • Tâi-lô: ki-gū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ ɡu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-gī
    • Tâi-lô: ki-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi¹ ngo⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki ngŏ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ ŋo³⁵/

Noun

機遇

1. favorable circumstances; opportunity

   抓住機遇／抓住机遇  ―  zhuāzhù jīyù  ―  to seize opportunities

   帶來機遇和挑戰／带来机遇和挑战  ―  dàilái jīyù hé tiǎozhàn  ―  to present both opportunities and challenges

   機遇與風險並存。 [MSC, trad.]
   机遇与风险并存。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīyù yǔ fēngxiǎn bìngcún. [Pinyin]

   Both opportunities and risks exist at the same time.

   生活中有許許多多的機遇，也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。 [MSC, trad.]
   生活中有许许多多的机遇，也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō. [Pinyin]

   Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

Synonyms

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• 商機 / 商机 (shāngjī) (business opportunity)
• 因緣 / 因缘 (yīnyuán)
• 契機 / 契机 (qìjī)
• 戰機 / 战机 (zhànjī) (opportunity for victory in battle)
• 時機 / 时机 (shíjī)
• 機會 / 机会 (jīhuì)
• 火候 (huǒhòu) (figurative)
• 空子 (kòngzi) (opportunity to take advantage of)
• 空隙 (kòngxì)
• 節裉兒 / 节裉儿 (Xinzhou)
• 縫縫 / 缝缝 (fong⁴ fong^4-1) (Sichuanese, Wu)
• 縫縫兒 / 缝缝儿 (fong⁴ fongr^4-1) (Sichuanese)
• 茬口 (chákǒu) (regional)
• 遇 (yù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 際遇 / 际遇 (jìyù) (literary)