粵

如jyu4意ji3

jyu4 ji3rú yì

English

  1. as one wants; according to one's wishes
  2. ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
  3. gratifying
  4. ruyi, a sceptre

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 符合心意;令人滿足
  2. 中式傳統器物,由細長彎曲嘅手柄同埋其他裝飾組成,象徵吉祥(量詞:枝)

Examples

  • 我希望万事如意。

    I hope everything goes well.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 他是我的如意郎君。

    He is my Mr Right.

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 再没有比这更如意的办法了。

    There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 萬事如意

    everything turns out to be gratifying (usually said in Chinese New Year)

  • 人生唔係樣樣嘢都咁如意。

    Not everything is gratifying in our life.

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

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