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大吉利是

daai6 gat1 lai6 si6

touch wood; fingers crossed; hope for the best; (lit.) lots of luck | Often used to negate any bad luck or any negativity that might have arisen or been brought up

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 14,400

大吉利是

大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
吉 gat1 ji2 - lucky, auspicious; (粵) vacant
利 lei6 li4 - profit; gains; benefit; serve
是 si6 shi4 - is

This word was added by tym on 20th Aug 2004 and last edited on 27th Jul 2007

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