quali

Alternative forms

• qualie, qualy, qual

Etymology

From qualify.

Noun

quali (usually uncountable, plural qualis or qualies)

1. (motor racing, slang) Clipping of qualifying.

Noun

quali (plural qualis or qualies)

1. (sports, slang) Clipping of qualifier.

Anagrams

• Quail, quail

Alternative forms

• QUALI, 𠹭利

Etymology

Borrowed from English qualification.

Pronunciation

Noun

quali

1. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) qualifications; skills; abilities; status

   show quali [Cantonese]  ―  sou¹ kwo¹ li² [Jyutping]  ―  show sombeody's qualifications

   • 正所謂無quali，又無銀紙。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     正所谓无quali，又无银纸。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2010 August, 陳映彤, Case 1 - 第三十七年, 社點 (Social Focus), volume 30, page 42

     zing³ so² wai⁶ mou⁵ kwo¹ li², jau⁶ mou⁵ ngan⁴ zi². [Jyutping]

     As the old saying goes, no qualifications and no money.

   • 小弟見過一啲高手，一份報表嘅assumption可以細分到一層疊一層咁推展，複雜過九陽神功，呢啲咪係年薪幾百萬嘅分析員quali囉 [Cantonese, trad.]
     小弟见过一啲高手，一份报表嘅assumption可以细分到一层叠一层咁推展，复杂过九阳神功，呢啲咪系年薪几百万嘅分析员quali啰 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016 September, 羅尚沛 (Eugene Law), 業績的後現代生活, in 港股策略王, issue 88, page 61

     siu² dai⁶ gin³ gwo³ jat¹ di¹ gou¹ sau², jat¹ fan⁶ bou³ biu² ge³ assumption ho² ji⁵ sai³ fan¹ dou³ jat¹ cang⁴ daap⁶ jat¹ cang⁴ gam² teoi¹ zin², fuk¹ zaap⁶ gwo³ gau² joeng⁴ san⁴ gung¹, nei¹ di¹ mai⁶ hai⁶ nin⁴ san¹ gei² baak³ maan⁶ ge³ fan¹ sik¹ jyun⁴ kwo¹ li² lo¹ [Jyutping]

     I've seen some experts who can divide the assumptions in a data report to promote level after level; it's more complicated than Nine Yang Divine Skill! These are the skills of an analyst who gets a few million annually.

   • 今日係年三十晚，亦都係年宵最後一日，4位特首參選人，3位噚日都去咗年宵，兩位支持度較高的曾俊華同胡國興，梗係落去維園騷quali啦，證明自己有幾super popular嘛。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     今日系年三十晚，亦都系年宵最后一日，4位特首参选人，3位㖊日都去咗年宵，两位支持度较高的曾俊华同胡国兴，梗系落去维园骚quali啦，证明自己有几super popular嘛。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2017 January 27, 李八方, 跑馬仔年宵鬥人氣　胡官冧民主派　鬍鬚曾變「行政長官」, 蘋果日報 (Apple Daily)

     gam¹ jat⁶ hai⁶ nin⁴ saam¹ sap⁶ maan⁵, jik⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ nin⁴ siu¹ zeoi³ hau⁶ jat¹ jat⁶, 4 wai^6-2 dak⁶ sau² caam¹ syun² jan⁴, 3 wai^6-2 cam⁴ jat⁶ dou¹ heoi³ zo² nin⁴ siu¹, loeng⁵ wai^6-2 zi¹ ci⁴ dou⁶ gaau³ gou¹ dik¹ zang¹ zeon³ waa⁴ tung⁴ wu⁴ gwok³ hing¹, gang² hai⁶ lok⁶ heoi³ wai⁴ jyun^4-2 sou¹ kwo¹ li² laa¹, zing³ ming⁴ zi⁶ gei² jau⁵ gei² super popular maa³. [Jyutping]

     Today is Chinese New Year's eve, and it's also the last day of the Chinese New Year fairs. Out of the 4 CE candidates, 3 went to the fairs yesterday. Two of them with higher approval ratings, John Tsang and Woo Kwok-hing, went to Victoria Park to show off their status and prove how super popular they are.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: quà‧li

Determiner

quali

1. plural of quale

Pronoun

quali

1. plural of quale

Pronoun

quālī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quālis