及時雨 (kap6 si4 jyu5 | ji2 shi2 yu3) : timely help; literally it means timely rain

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及時雨

kap6 si4 jyu5

ji2 shi2 yu3

timely help; literally it means timely rain

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

及時雨 / 及时雨

This word has been viewed 2107 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 19th Mar 2008 16:10 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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及 kap6 gap6 - and; with; reach; catch up with
時 si4 - time
雨 jyu5 jyu6 - rain

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呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.

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