粵

餘jyu4地dei6

simp余地
jyu4 dei6yú dì

English

  1. margin
  2. leeway
  3. room for bargaining or change; margin; latitude; leeway

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 言行中可以改變嘅空間

Examples

  • 重有進步嘅餘地。

    There's room for improvement.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 那时我没有选择的余地。

    I had no choice.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 我感覺好像沒有選擇的餘地。

    I felt like I had no choice.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 尽管现在中国人的生活越来越好了,可是还有改进的余地。

    Although the life of Chinese people is getting better and better now, there is still room for improvement.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 不留餘地

    to reserve no room

  • 呢個政策仲有改善嘅餘地。

    There is still room for improvement in this policy.

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

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