機會

See also: 機会 and 机会

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting
trad. (機會)		機	會
simp. (机会)		机	会

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jīhuì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄏㄨㄟˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ji¹ hui⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei¹ wui⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gi¹ voi⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): ji¹ fii
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kî-fi

(Hailu, HRS): gi^ˋ fui^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): gi¹ fi⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): gĭ-huôi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ki-hōe / ki-hǒe

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ huê⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ci-we₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīhuì → jīhui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄏㄨㄟˋ → ㄐㄧ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jihue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-hui⁵
  - Yale: jī-hwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.huey
  - Palladius: цзихуэй (czixuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ji¹ hui⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gixui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ xuei²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ wui⁶
  - Yale: gēi wuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ wui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ wui⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ wuːi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gi¹ voi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³ vᵘɔi³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ji¹ fii
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁴² fɨi²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-fi
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˊ fi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ fi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˋ fui^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵³ fui³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gi¹ fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fi⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭ-huôi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ui²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hōe
  - Tâi-lô: ki-huē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hoe
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ki³³ hue⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hǒe
  - Tâi-lô: ki-huě
  - Sinological IPA (Longyan): /ki³³⁴ hue⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi¹ huê⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki huĕ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ hue³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹ci-we₆
  - MiniDict: ci^平 we^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-hhue₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/

Noun

機會

opportunity; chance
抓緊機會／抓紧机会 ― zhuājǐn jīhuì ― to seize an opportunity

就業機會／就业机会 ― jiùyè jīhuì ― job opportunity

這裡充滿著機會。 [MSC, trad.]
这里充满着机会。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèlǐ chōngmǎnzhe jīhuì. [Pinyin]
This place is full of opportunity.

論壇給了大家一個各抒己見、暢所欲言的機會。 [MSC, trad.]
论坛给了大家一个各抒己见、畅所欲言的机会。 [MSC, simp.]
Lùntán gěi le dàjiā yīge gèshūjǐjiàn, chàngsuǒyùyán de jīhuì. [Pinyin]
The forum gave everyone an opportunity to express their opinions and speak freely.

(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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)
機遇 / 机遇 (jīyù)
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)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (機會):

→ Japanese: 機(き)会(かい) (kikai)
→ Korean: 기회(機會) (gihoe)
→ Vietnamese: cơ hội (機會)

→ Zhuang: gihvei

Japanese

Kanji in this term
機	會
き Grade: 4	かい Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 機會 – see the following entry.

【機会きかい】

[noun] opportunity, chance

(This term, 機會, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
機	會

Noun

機會 • (gihoe) (hangeul 기회)

hanja form^? of 기회 (“opportunity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
機	會

Noun

機會

chữ Hán form of cơ hội (“opportunity”)