如意
jyu4 ji3rú yì
English
- as one wants; according to one's wishes
- ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
- gratifying
- ruyi, a sceptre
粵語 — Cantonese
- 符合心意;令人滿足
- 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.
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