bong6鎊镑
Jyutpingbong6
Yalebohng
Definition
Pound sterling; the currency of the United Kingdom.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the British currency unit, often used in casual conversation when discussing exchange rates or shopping online from UK stores. It functions as a measure word for money, similar to how 蚊 is used for Hong Kong dollars. When referring to the currency as a whole, it is almost always paired with 英 to form 英鎊.
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Do not confuse this with the unit of weight, which is also written as 磅 in traditional Chinese. While they share the same character in some contexts, 鎊 is exclusively reserved for the currency.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
