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Jyutping gwai3
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Ji
  2. season
  3. the last month of a season
  4. fourth or youngest amongst brothers
  5. classifier for seasonal crop yields
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. season/the last month of a season/fourth or youngest amongst brothers/classifier for seasonal crop yields/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名

    a surname, usually transliterated as "Kwai"
  2. 名詞
    季節
    season, divisions of the year
    • 春季
      春季
      ceon1 gwai3
      spring
    • 四季
      四季
      sei3 gwai3
      four seasons
  3. 名詞
    一段​時間
    a period of time
    • 雨季
      雨季
      jyu5 gwai3
      rainy season
    • 馬季
      马季
      maa5 gwai3
      horse racing season
    • 球季
      球季
      kau4 gwai3
      season of ball games
  4. 量詞
    用​嚟​計算時​間​嘅​單​位​,​通常​大概​係​三個​月
    quantifier for a period of time, usually about 3 months; season
    • 呢套動畫就嚟出第二季喇!
      呢套动画就嚟出第二季喇!
      nei1 tou3 dung6 waa2 zau6 lei4 ceot1 dai6 ji6 gwai3 laa3!
      The second season of this anime is about to release!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    season
  2. character
    season of the year
  3. character, figuratively
    end of a series
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    youngest brother
  6. character
    quarter of a year
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. quarter of year
  2. season
  3. surname
  4. Cangjie Input
    HDND
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #365
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #99
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #170
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    威尼斯的圣马可广场在夏季总是挤满了游客。
    威尼斯的聖馬可廣場在夏季總是擠滿了遊客。
    wēi ní sī de shèng mǎ kě guǎng chǎng zài xià jì zǒng shì jǐ mǎn le yóu kè 。
    • St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer.
  2. Mandarin
    这是我们多雨的季节。
    這是我們多雨的季節。
    zhè shì wǒ men duō yǔ de jì jié 。
    • It is our rainy season.
  3. Mandarin
    在炎热的季节时,有些食品很容易变坏。
    在炎熱的季節時,有些食品很容易變壞。
    zài yán rè de jì jié shí , yǒu xiē shí pǐn hěn róng yì biàn huài 。
    • During hot season, perishables go bad easily.
  4. Mandarin
    这个秋季有很多台风。
    這個秋季有很多颱風。
    zhè ge qiū jì yǒu hěn duō tái fēng 。
    • We have had lots of typhoons this fall.
    • We've had lots of typhoons this fall.
  5. Mandarin
    我很喜欢奈良,尤其在秋季的时候。
    我很喜歡奈良,尤其在秋季的時候。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huan nài liáng , yóu qí zài qiū jì de shí hou 。
    • I love Nara, particularly in the fall.
    • I love Nara, especially in autumn.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    一年四季,我最钟意夏天,你呢?
    一年四季,我最鍾意夏天,你呢?
    jat1 nin4 sei3 gwai3 , ngo5 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 haa6 tin1 , nei5 nei4 ?
    • There are four seasons in a year, and the one I like most is summer. How about you?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    睇到第二季先知个主角做紧咩,我真系好doot呀。
    睇到第二季先知個主角做緊咩,我真係好doot呀。
    tai2 dou3 dai6 ji6 gwai3 sin1 zi1 go3 zyu2 gok3 zou6 gan2 me1, ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 dut6 aa3.
    • It's not until the second season when I knew what the protagonist was up to. I'm such an idiot.
  2. Cantonese
    四季彩系列嘅墨水颜色好靓啊!
    四季彩系列嘅墨水顏色好靚啊!
    sei2 gwai3 coi2 hai6 lit6 ge3 mak6 seoi2 ngaan4 sik1 hou2 leng3 aa3!
    • The colouring of the Four Season Ink series is very nice.
  3. Cantonese
    呢款手袋系今季最潮㗎。
    呢款手袋係今季最潮㗎。
    nei1 fun2 sau2 doi2 hai6 gam1 gwai3 zeoi3 ciu4 gaa3.
    • This handbag design is in vogue this season.
  4. Cantonese
    东北季候风正为华南带嚟寒冷嘅天气。
    東北季候風正為華南帶嚟寒冷嘅天氣。
    dung1 bak1 gwai3 hau6 fung1 zing3 wai6 waa4 naam4 daai3 lei4 hon4 laang5 ge3 tin1 hei3.
    • The northeast monsoon is bringing cold weather to southern China.
  5. Cantonese
    一年有四个季节:春、夏、秋、冬。
    一年有四個季節:春、夏、秋、冬。
    jat1 nin4 jau5 sei3 go3 gwai3 zit3: ceon1, haa6, cau1, dung1.
    • There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    季康子问政于孔子。孔子对曰:“政者,正也。子帅以正,孰敢不正?”
    季康子問政於孔子。孔子對曰:“政者,正也。子帥以正,孰敢不正?”
    jì kāng zǐ wèn zhèng yú kǒng zǐ . kǒng zǐ duì yuē : “ zhèng zhě , zhèng yě . zǐ shuài yǐ zhèng , shú gǎn bù zhèng ? ”
    • The philosopher Ji Kang asked Confucius about government; Confucius answered: "To govern is to rectify. When you lead correctly, who'd dare be not correct?"
  2. Mandarin
    春天指的是冬天后面的那个季节。
    春天指的是冬天後面的那個季節。
    chūn tiān zhǐ de shì dōng tiān hòu miàn de nà ge jì jié .
    • Spring refers to the season after winter.
  3. Mandarin
    四季如春
    四季如春
    sì jì rú chūn
    • to experience a moderate and pleasant climate throughout the year
  4. Mandarin
    淡季
    淡季
    dàn jì
    • slack season; off-season
  5. Mandarin
    你是我的眼,带我领略四季的变换。
    你是我的眼,帶我領略四季的變換。
    nǐ shì wǒ de yǎn , dài wǒ lǐng lüè sì jì de biàn huàn .
    • You are my eyes, leading me to have a taste of the changing seasons.