cim1 kaat1簽咭签咭
Jyutpingcim1 kaat1
Yalechīm kāat
Definition
To pay by credit card.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
Although the term literally implies signing a receipt, it is used for all credit card transactions including contactless payments or mobile wallets. It functions as a verb phrase and often takes the aspect marker 咗 or 緊 directly after 簽.
Examples
Can I pay by credit card here?
I maxed out my credit card this month.
Related words
Common phrases
to max out a credit card
Common mistake
Do not use this for cash payments or bank transfers, as it specifically refers to credit card usage. Even if you do not physically sign a paper slip, the term remains the standard way to describe paying via credit card.
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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.
