綽綽有餘 [绰绰－余]

Jyutping coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4
Pinyin chuò chuò yǒu yú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. enough and to spare (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    事物​數量​多​，​估計用​完會​有​剩
    much more than enough
    • 唔想拎銀包去食晏，拎張五百蚊去都綽綽有餘啦可？
      唔想拎银包去食晏，拎张五百蚊去都绰绰有余啦可？
      m4 soeng2 ning1 ngan4 baau1 heoi3 sik6 aan3, ning1 zoeng1 ng5 baak3 man1 heoi3 dou1 coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 laa1 ho2?
      I don't want to bring my purse for lunch. A $500 note should be much more than enough, right?
    • 飛機起飛前三個鐘去到機場綽綽有餘啦。
      飞机起飞前三个钟去到机场绰绰有余啦。
      fei1 gei1 hei2 fei1 cin4 saam1 go3 zung1 heoi3 dou3 gei1 coeng4 coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 laa1.
      There should be much more than enough time if you arrive at the airport three hours before departure.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    more than sufficient; ample
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我的剑虽然是钝的，但应付你的话是绰绰有余的。
    我的劍雖然是鈍的，但應付你的話是綽綽有餘的。
    wǒ de jiàn suī rán shì dùn de ， dàn yìng fu nǐ de huà shì chuò chuò yǒu yú de 。
    • My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    绰绰有余
    綽綽有餘
    coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4
    • much more than enough
  2. Cantonese
    唔想拎银包去食晏，拎张五百蚊去都绰绰有余啦可？
    唔想拎銀包去食晏，拎張五百蚊去都綽綽有餘啦可？
    m4 soeng2 ning1 ngan4 baau1 heoi3 sik6 aan3, ning1 zoeng1 ng5 baak3 man1 heoi3 dou1 coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 laa1 ho2?
    • I don't want to bring my purse for lunch. A $500 note should be much more than enough, right?
  3. Cantonese
    飞机起飞前三个钟去到机场绰绰有余啦。
    飛機起飛前三個鐘去到機場綽綽有餘啦。
    fei1 gei1 hei2 fei1 cin4 saam1 go3 zung1 heoi3 dou3 gei1 coeng4 coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 laa1.
    • There should be much more than enough time if you arrive at the airport three hours before departure.