粵

相soeng1宜ji4

soeng1 ji4xiāng yí

English

  1. to be suitable or appropriate
  2. cheap; inexpensive
  3. appropriate; suitable
  4. economical, cheap in price

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 啱啱好;唔會太多唔會太少
  2. 價錢好平

Examples

  • 這本書很實用,而且價錢也很相宜。

    This is a useful book and, what is more, it is not expensive.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 「您的品味真高!」店員嘆道。「不過我們還有一些價錢比較相宜的款式,您真的不要先看一下嗎?」

    "You have expensive taste!" the shopkeeper exclaimed. "Are you sure you don't want to look through our cheaper variants first?"

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 價格相宜

    low in price (for both buyer and seller)

  • 送禮自用兩相宜

    good as a present and for own use ----

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

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