機遇

See also: 机遇

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	meet with
trad. (機遇)		機	遇
simp. (机遇)		机	遇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīyù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ jyu⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ki-gū / ki-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ ngo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiyù
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-yü⁴
  - Yale: jī-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiyuh
  - Palladius: цзиюй (czijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ y⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    機遇 / 机遇
    積鬱 / 积郁
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ jyu⁶
  - Yale: gēi yuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ jy⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ yu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ jyː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-gū
  - Tâi-lô: ki-gū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gu
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ ɡu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-gī
  - Tâi-lô: ki-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'gi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi¹ ngo⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki ngŏ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³⁻²³ ŋo³⁵/

Noun

機遇

favorable circumstances; opportunity
抓住機遇／抓住机遇 ― zhuāzhù jīyù ― to seize opportunities

帶來機遇和挑戰／带来机遇和挑战 ― dàilái jīyù hé tiǎozhàn ― to present both opportunities and challenges

機遇與風險並存。 [MSC, trad.]
机遇与风险并存。 [MSC, simp.]
Jīyù yǔ fēngxiǎn bìngcún. [Pinyin]
Both opportunities and risks exist at the same time.

生活中有許許多多的機遇，也有許許多多的膽怯、遲疑和退縮。 [MSC, trad.]
生活中有许许多多的机遇，也有许许多多的胆怯、迟疑和退缩。 [MSC, simp.]
Shēnghuó zhōng yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de jīyù, yě yǒu xǔxǔduōduō de dǎnqiè, chíyí hé tuìsuō. [Pinyin]
Life presents us with many opportunities — as well as many times to be timid, hesitate or withdraw.

Synonyms

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)
機會 / 机会 (jīhuì)
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)