便宜
pin4 ji4pin4 ji2biàn yípián yi
English
- convenient
- cheap; inexpensive
- cheap; inexpensive
- a petty advantage
- petty gain
- to let sb off lightly
- advantage; usually has negative connotations, eg. related to greed, exploitation, etc.
- cheap; inexpensive
粵語 — Cantonese
- 利益,通常有貶義
- 價格低廉
Examples
似乎很便宜。
It seemed to be cheap.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
这个很便宜。
This is cheap.
Tatoeba · Takuya CC BY
土豆很便宜的。
Potatoes are very cheap.
Tatoeba · sysko CC BY
哇!真便宜啊!
Wow! That's cheap!
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
它真的很便宜。
It was really cheap.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
很便宜,是吗?
That's cheap, isn't it?
Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY
佔便宜
to gain advantage by unfair means
便宜莫貪
not to go for small advantages
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk