粵

綽coek3綽coek3有jau5餘jyu4

simp绰绰有余
coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4chuò chuò yǒu yú

English

  1. (idiom) more than enough
  2. much more than enough

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事物數量多,估計用完會有剩

Examples

  • 我的剑虽然是钝的,但应付你的话是绰绰有余的。

    My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

    Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY

  • 飛機起飛前三個鐘去到機場綽綽有餘啦。

    There should be much more than enough time if you arrive at the airport three hours before departure.

  • 唔想拎銀包去食晏,拎張五百蚊去都綽綽有餘啦可?

    I don't want to bring my purse for lunch. A $500 note should be much more than enough, right?

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

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