粵

限haan6期kei4

haan6 kei4xiàn qī

English

  1. to set a time limit
  2. time limit
  3. deadline
  4. due date; deadline

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某件事要完成或者完結嘅日子;唔可以超過嘅日子

Examples

  • 如果我唔喺限期之前搞掂,我就大檸樂喇。

    There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個計劃無限期押後。

    This plan is indefinitely on hold.

  • 請你喺限期前提交資料。

    Please provide the required information before the deadline.

  • 我諗住俾三年限期自己,如果到時都係升唔到職就轉行。

    I'm thinking of giving myself a three-year deadline. If I can't get promoted by then, I'll switch careers.

  • 今日係最後限期,如果你唔將啲雜物搬走,我就會揾人將啲嘢掉晒去垃圾站。

    Today is the deadline. If you don't remove your junk, I will have someone throw it all away at the garbage dump.

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

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