baat3 cin1八千
Jyutpingbaat3 cin1
Yalebaat chīn
Definition
Eight thousand
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How it's used
Numbers in Cantonese follow a consistent structure where the unit is placed directly after the digit. When dealing with large amounts of money, it is common to omit the currency unit if the context is clear, but adding 蚊 is standard in casual speech.
Examples
This pair of shoes costs eight thousand dollars, that's so expensive?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
