(pos:語素)(ant:凶)
<explanation>
yue:泛指一啲#好運 嘅嘢；會遇到好事
eng:lucky; happy; auspicious
<eg>
yue:大吉大利 (daai6 gat1 daai6 lei6)
eng:lots of luck and prospects; literally: great fortune and great profit

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:即係「#空」；因為「空」音同「凶」，所以有人為咗避諱而將「空」講做「吉」。
eng:empty; used in place of "#空" (empty), because "空" sounds like "凶" (unlucky) in Cantonese, and thus some people use "吉" (lucky), the opposite of "凶" instead.
<eg>
yue:吉盒 (gat1 hap2)
eng:empty box
<eg>
yue:#吉屋 出租 (gat1 uk1 ceot1 zou1)
eng:empty house for rent
<eg>
yue:「呢個位有冇人？」「吉㗎，冇人坐。」 (ni1 go3 wai2 jau5 mou5 jan4? gat1 gaa3, mou5 jan4 co5.)
eng:"Is somebody in this seat?" "No, it is empty."