有戲

See also: 有戏

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	hope
trad. (有戲)		有	戲
simp. (有戏)		有	戏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuxì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuxì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒusì
  - Wade–Giles: yu³-hsi⁴
  - Yale: yǒu-syì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoushih
  - Palladius: юси (jusi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ hei³
  - Yale: yáuh hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³/

Adjective

有戲

(colloquial) to look hopeful or promising (when referring to plans or situations)
那個女生回短信給我了，看來有戲！ [MSC, trad.]
那个女生回短信给我了，看来有戏！ [MSC, simp.]
Nà ge nǚshēng huí duǎnxìn gěi wǒ le, kànlái yǒuxì! [Pinyin]
That girl sent me a text reply - things are looking up!

Synonyms

靠譜／靠谱 (kàopǔ)
有門／有门 (yǒumén)
行得通 (xíngdetōng)
說得過去／说得过去 (shuōdeguòqù)

Antonyms

沒戲／没戏 (méixì)
不靠譜／不靠谱 (bùkàopǔ)
沒門／没门 (méimén)
行不通 (xíngbutōng)
說不過去／说不过去 (shuōbuguòqù)

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