粵

投tau4機gei1

simp投机
tau4 gei1tóu jī

English

  1. congenial; agreeable
  2. to speculate; to profiteer
  3. to speculate; to seize the opportunity for investment
  4. to get on well with; congenial; friendly; companionable

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 進行短線買賣活動,希望得到回報
  2. 意見相合

Examples

  • 我唔會參與投機行為。

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 投機生意

    Speculative business

  • 話不投機半句多

    Half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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