算你好彩

Cantonese · source Jyutpingsyun3 nei5 hou2 coi2

Meanings

  1. count yourself lucky [colloquial]
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Same syllable, six tones

neinei1—nei2—nei3—弥nei4full你nei5you腻nei6greasy
coicoi1—彩coi2color菜coi3dish财coi4moneycoi5—coi6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syun3 nei5 hou2 coi2

Cantonese word readings for 算你好彩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (Cantonese) "you got lucky this time" (used when a stronger opponent lets a weaker opponent go)

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Exact source record & identity算你好彩 算你好彩 [suan4 ni3 hao3 cai3] {syun3 nei5 hou2 coi2} /count yourself lucky [colloquial]/

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