餘 (jyu4 | yu2) : remaining; remainder; spare; more than

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餘

jyu4

yu2

[1] [adj] remaining; residual; lingering
[2] [n] remainder; surplus; balance
[3] [n] spare time after an event
[4] [adj] more than; odd; over

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#184)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

餘 / 余

This word has been viewed 9771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Apr 2014 15:35

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比上不足比下有餘 bei2 soeng6 bat1 zuk1 bei2 haa6 au5 jyu4 bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 bi3 xia4 you3 yu2 = not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster

剩餘 zing6 jyu4 sheng4 yu2 = remainder; surplus

業餘 jip6 jyu4 ye4 yu2 = [1] spare time; [2] amateur

剩餘價值 sing6/zing6 jyu4 gaa3 zik6 sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2 = surplus value

殘餘 caan4 jyu4 can2 yu2 = remnants; remains (after a disaster)

其餘 kei4 jyu4 qi2 yu2 = remaining; remainder; the rest

多餘 do1 jyu4 duo1 yu2 = surplus; extra; superfluous; unnecessary

富餘 fu3 jyu4 fu4 yu5 = to have a surplus; to have more than needed

盈餘 jing4 jyu4 ying2 yu2 = surplus, profit

有餘 jau5 jyu4 = have enough and to spare; have a surplus

餘地 jyu4 dei6 yu2 di4 = leeway; margin

茶餘飯後 caa4 jyu4 faan6 hau6 = at one's leisure

之餘 zi1 jyu4 = -odd; remainder of something

餘下 jyu4 haa6 = the remaining

殘餘物 caan4 jyu4 mat6 can2 yu2 wu4 = residue

餘震 jyu4 zan3 yu2 zhen4 = an aftershock (lit., "remainder of an earthquake"), aftershocks

餘錢 jyu4 cin4*2 = surplus money

餘額 jyu4 ngaak6*2 yu2 e2 = the remaining sum; a balance

冗餘 jung2 jyu4 rong3 yu2 = redundancy; redundant

結餘 git3 jyu4 jie2 yu2 = bank balance

年年有餘 nin4 nin4 jau5 jyu4 nian2 nian2 you3 yu2 = (may you) have plenty to spare every year

餘孽 jyu4 jip6 yu2 nie4 = remaining evil element; hated relics

綽綽有餘 coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 chuo4 chuo4 you3 yu2 = more than enough

課餘 fo3 jyu4 ke4 yu2 = after school

餘生 jyu4 sang1 yu2 sheng1 = remainder of life

心有餘而力不足 sam1 yau5 jyu4 ji4 lik6 bat1 zuk1 xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2 = the spirit is willing but the will is weak

奮起餘勇 fan5 hei2 jyu4 jung5 fen4 qi3 yu2 yong3 = muster together the little courage one has left

餘情未了 jyu4 cing4 mei6 liu5 yu2 qing2 wei4 liao3 = to still have feelings for sb. that have not subsided

死有餘辜 sei2 yau5 jyu4 gu1 si3 you3 yu2 gu1 = you are still guilty after death; even death cannot redeem a person’s crimes

餘暉 jyu4 fai1 yu2 hui1 = afterglow of the sun

公餘 gung1 jyu4 gong1 yu2 = leisure time outside of business

工餘 gung1 jyu4 gong1 yu2 = spare time outside of work; leisure time

公餘之暇 gung1 jyu4 zi1 haa6 gong1 yu2 zhi1 xia2 = leisure time outside of one's work schedule

餘暇 jju4 haa6 yu2 xia2 = free time; spare time; leisure

餘額表 jyu4 ngaak6*2 biu2 ye2 e2 biao3 = balance sheet

餘悸 jyu4 gwai3 ye2 ji4 = lingering fear

心有餘悸 sam1 jau5 ju4 gwai3 xin1 you3 yu2 ji4 = fear still lingering in one's heart (after a frightful event)

遊刃有餘 jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4 you2 ren4 you3 yu2 = handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

廚餘 cyu4 jyu4 chu2 yu2 = food leftovers; kitchen waste; food waste (recycling)

不留餘地 bat1 lau4 jyu4 dei6 bu4 liu2 yu2 di4 = allow no leeway; burn one's bridges

餘弦比 jyu4 jin4 /jyun4 bei2 yu2 xian2 bi3 = [math.] cosine ratio

餘角 jyu4 gok3 yu2 jiao3 = [math.] complementary angle

餘式 jyu4 sik1 yu2 shi4 = [math.] remainder

餘數 jyu4 sou3 yu2 shu4 = [math.] remainder

超額剩餘價值 ciu1 ngaak6 sing6 /zing6 jyu4 gaa3 zik6 chao1 e2 sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2 = [n] excess surplus value

餘弦 jyu4 jin4/jyun4 yu2 xian2 = [math] cosine

不遺餘力 bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6 bu4 yi2 yu2 li4 = spare no effort; exert oneself to the outmost, go to all lengths

唾餘 to3 jyu4 tuo4 yu2 = minor opinion or idea

Showing 1 example containing 餘

二百文已經綽綽有餘囉粵
Two hundred dollars is more than enough

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