內定
simp内定noi6 ding6nèi dìng
English
- to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
- to decide behind closed doors
- all cut and dried
- to decide secretly; to fix a result; to decide at a higher level but not officially announced
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺內部一早決定咗;一啲本來有得揀,例如投票或者選拔嘅嘢,結果一早已經決定咗,只係做下樣
Examples
個結果一定係內定嘅。
For sure that the result was fixed.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk