恰好
hap1 hou2qià hǎo
English
- as it turns out
- by lucky coincidence
- (of number, time, size etc) just right
- to (just) happen to; by coincidence
粵語 — Cantonese
- 即係啱啱好;咁啱;多於一件事同時發生
Examples
着火的时候我妈妈恰好在那。
My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.
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我恰緊眼瞓嗰陣,咁啱老闆就過嚟嘞。
我在打瞌睡的時候,恰好老闆就過來了。 (ngo5 zoi6 daa2 hap1 seoi6 dik1 si4 hau6, hap1 hou2 lou5 baan2 zau6 go3 loi4 liu5.)
My boss just happened to come over when I was taking a nap.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk