吉 [－]

Jyutping gat1
Pinyin jí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Ji
  2. abbr. for 吉林[Ji2 lin2] Jilin Province
  3. lucky
  4. giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. nothing; (adjective) empty
  2. lucky/giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)/propitious/good/fortunate/auspicious/propitious/vacant/unoccupied/empty/mandarin orange/seven (triad jargon)/to inject heroin/chicken (triad jargon)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    泛指​一​啲​好​運​嘅​嘢​；​會​遇到​好事
    lucky; happy; auspicious
    • 吉兆
      吉兆
      gat1 siu6
      auspicious omen
    • 吉日
      吉日
      gat1 jat2
      auspicious day
    • 大吉大利
      大吉大利
      daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6
      lots of luck and prospects; literally: great fortune and great profit
    • 吉人天相
      吉人天相
      gat1 jan4 tin1 soeng3
      Heaven helps the worthy
  2. 反義詞
    凶
  3. 形容詞
    即​係​「​空​」​；​因為​「​空​」​音同​「​凶​」​，​所以​有人​為​咗​避諱​而​改口​講​相反​義​嘅​「​吉​」
    empty (空);used in place of "空", a homophone of "凶" (unlucky) i.e. "吉"'s opposite
    • 吉盒
      吉盒
      gat1 hap2
      empty box
    • 吉舖
      吉舖
      gat1 pou3
      empty shop; vacant shop
    • 吉屋
      吉屋
      gat1 uk1
      unoccupied dwelling
    • 「呢個位有冇人？」「吉㗎，冇人坐。」
      「呢个位有冇人？」「吉㗎，冇人坐。」
      ni1 go3 wai2 jau5 mou5 jan4? gat1 gaa3, mou5 jan4 co5.
      "Is somebody in this seat?" "No, it is empty."
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    auspicious; lucky
    • 吉利
      吉利
      jí lì
      auspicious; lucky
  2. character, Cantonese, euphemistic
    empty
    • 横掂有间房吉咗喺度，不如租畀人住啊。
      横掂有间房吉咗喺度，不如租畀人住啊。
      waang4 dim6 jau5 gaan1 fong2 gat1 zo2 hai2 dou6, bat1 jyu4 zou1 bei2 jan4 zyu6 aa1.
      Since there's an empty room, why don't we rent it out?
    • 交吉卷
      交吉卷
      gaau1 gat1 gyun2
      Hand out an unanswered (empty) exam paper
  3. character
    good
  4. character, Cantonese, euphemistic
    emptiness; nothingness
    • 劳碌一生得个吉
      劳碌一生得个吉
      lou4 luk1 jat1 saang1 dak1 go3 gat1
      A lifetime of laborious hardworking amounts to nothing
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character
    Ji County (a county of Linfen, Shanxi, China)
  7. character, Internet, Taiwan
    to accuse; to sue; to file a lawsuit; to press charges
    • 這我一定吉
      这我一定吉
      zhè wǒ yī dìng jí
      I will definitely sue for this
    • 再説認證是假的就吉你
      再说认证是假的就吉你
      zài shuō rèn zhèng shì jiǎ de jiù jí nǐ
      I will sue you if you said the certification is fake again.
    • 昨天造謠吳宗憲是陳菊人馬的要被吉了
      昨天造谣吴宗宪是陈菊人马的要被吉了
      zuó tiān zào yáo wú zōng xiàn shì chén jú rén mǎ de yào bèi jí le
      The one who rumoured that Jacky Wu is Chen Chu's staff is now sued.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. lucky, propitious, good
  2. Cangjie Input
    GR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 空
  2. 空的
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级汉字表 #101
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #163
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    吉田，不要急。
    吉田，不要急。
    jí tián ， bù yào jí 。
    • Take your time, Yoshida.
    • Yoshida, don't stress.
  2. Mandarin
    弹吉他的那个男孩是我弟弟。
    彈吉他的那個男孩是我弟弟。
    dàn jí tā de nà ge nán hái shì wǒ dì di 。
    • The boy playing the guitar is my brother.
    • The guitar player is my brother.
    • The boy playing the guitar is my younger brother.
    • The boy who is playing guitar is my brother.
  3. Mandarin
    我想要成为吉他手。
    我想要成為吉他手。
    wǒ xiǎng yào chéng wéi jí tā shǒu 。
    • I'd like to be a guitarist.
  4. Mandarin
    邱吉尔不仅是一位伟大的政治家，还是一位伟大的作家。
    邱吉爾不僅是一位偉大的政治家，還是一位偉大的作家。
    qiū jí ěr bù jǐn shì yī wèi wěi dà de zhèng zhì jiā ， hái shi yī wèi wěi dà de zuò jiā 。
    • In addition to being a great statesman, Churchill was a great writer.
  5. Mandarin
    他是游过英吉利海峡的唯一一个美国人。
    他是游過英吉利海峽的唯一一個美國人。
    tā shì yóu guò yīng jí lì hǎi xiá de wéi yī yí gè měi guó rén 。
    • He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我急急脚噉赶咗去𠮶间屋度，但系就发现里面原来系吉嘅。
    我急急腳噉趕咗去嗰間屋度，但係就發現裏面原來係吉嘅。
    ngo5 gap1 gap1 goek3 gam2 gon2 zo2 heoi3 go2 gaan1 uk1 dou6 ， daan6 hai6 zau6 faat3 jin6 leoi5 min6 jyun4 loi4 hai6 gat1 ge3 。
    • I hurried to the house only to find it empty.
  2. Cantonese
    个罐系吉嘅。
    個罐係吉嘅。
    go3 gun3 hai6 gat1 ge3 。
    • The can is empty.
  3. Cantonese
    佢揾到𠮶个箱系吉嘅。
    佢搵到嗰個箱係吉嘅。
    keoi5 wan2 dou3 go2 go3 soeng1 hai6 gat1 ge3 。
    • The box he found was empty.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个箱系吉嘅，入面咩都冇。
    呢個箱係吉嘅，入面咩都冇。
    nei4 go3 soeng1 hai6 gat1 ge3 ， jap6 min6 me1 dou1 mou5 。
    • This box is empty. It has nothing in it.
  5. Cantonese
    王老吉唔系啤酒嚟㗎，系茶嚟㗎。
    王老吉唔係啤酒嚟㗎，係茶嚟㗎。
    wong4 lou5 gat1 m4 hai6 be1 zau2 lai4 gaa3 ， hai6 caa4 lai4 gaa3 。
    • Wang Lao Ji isn't beer. It's tea.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    经济转差，旺区吉舖创新高。
    經濟轉差，旺區吉舖創新高。
    • The economy is in decline, and the number of vacant shops in Mong Kok are at an historical high.
  2. Cantonese
    避之则吉
    避之則吉
    bei6 zi1 zak1 gat1
    • to avoid something for one's own sake
  3. Cantonese
    吉庆围
    吉慶圍
    gat1 hing3 wai4
    • Kat Hing Wai
  4. Cantonese
    吉仪
    吉儀
    gat1 ji4
    • funeral gift for mourners
  5. Cantonese
    吉利
    吉利
    gat1 lei6
    • auspicious; lucky; propitious
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    吉庆围
    吉慶圍
    gat1 hing3 wai4
    • Kat Hing Wai (a walled village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong)
  2. Mandarin
    吉兆
    吉兆
    jí zhào
    • auspicious omen
  3. Mandarin
    吉利
    吉利
    jí lì
    • auspicious; lucky
  4. Cantonese
    横掂有间房吉咗喺度，不如租畀人住啊。
    横掂有间房吉咗喺度，不如租畀人住啊。
    waang4 dim6 jau5 gaan1 fong2 gat1 zo2 hai2 dou6, bat1 jyu4 zou1 bei2 jan4 zyu6 aa1.
    • Since there's an empty room, why don't we rent it out?
  5. Cantonese
    交吉卷
    交吉卷
    gaau1 gat1 gyun2
    • Hand out an unanswered (empty) exam paper