宜 (ji4 | yi2 ) : suitable; should

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宜

ji4

yi2

[1] suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper
[2] should; ought to; must

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

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

宜

This word has been viewed 9228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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討便宜 tou2 bin6 ji4 tao3 bian4 pian2 yi2 = take advantage of. [粵]者數

適宜 sik1 ji4 shi4 yi2 = suitable; appropriate

不宜 bat1 ji4 bu4 yi2 = [1] not suitable; [2] inadvisable, inappropriate 國

事宜 si6 ji4 shi4 yi2 = (make) arrangements

便宜 pin4 ji4; bin6 ji4 pian2 yi5; bian4 yi2 = cheap; unearned gains; let sb off lightly; convenient

相宜 soeng1 ji4 = suitable; fitting; appropriate; proper; becoming; of the right kidney

貪便宜 taam1 pin4 ji4 = to covet; to be greedy (of gain)

不相宜的 bat1 soeng1 ji4 dik1 bu4 xiang1 yi2 de5 = unsuited; incompatible 國

得宜 dak1 ji4 de2 yi2 = proper; appropriate; suitable

權宜 kyun4 ji4 quan2 yi2 = expedient
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呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢粵
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 宜
Unicode code for this character: U+5b9c (off-site link)

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