粵

內noi6定ding6

simp内定
noi6 ding6nèi dìng

English

  1. to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
  2. to decide behind closed doors
  3. all cut and dried
  4. to decide secretly; to fix a result; to decide at a higher level but not officially announced

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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