Cantonese Word of the Day
錢
CHIN • noun — 14th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: money; currency; the cost or price of something
Examples
- 我冇錢。
(I don't have any money.) - 呢件衫幾錢？
(How much is this shirt?) - 佢喺街度撿到好多錢。
(He/She found a lot of money on the street.)
Synonyms
- 現金
- 銀紙
錢 is the everyday word for money and is used both for general currency and to ask or state prices. Common patterns: 啲錢 (some money), 幾錢？ (how much?), and combining with verbs for paying or giving. It is used in informal and formal contexts.
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