caa1 gaa3差價差价
Jyutpingcaa1 gaa3
Yalechā ga
Definition
Difference in price; price gap.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
Refers specifically to the gap in value when exchanging items or comparing two similar products. It is almost always used in commercial contexts involving refunds, exchanges, or price comparisons between models. When paying the difference, the verb 補 is the standard choice to indicate making up the shortfall.
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go3個goExamples
You can exchange it as long as you pay the difference in price.
Is the price difference between these two phones big?
Related words
Common phrases
pay the price difference
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 差距, which refers to a general gap or disparity between two things, such as income or performance. 差價 is strictly limited to monetary differences.
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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.
