cin4 aang1錢罌钱罂
Jyutpingcin4 aang1
Yalechìhn āang
Definition
Piggy bank or money jar.
colloquialmoneyhome
How it's used
Refers specifically to a container for saving coins, regardless of whether it is shaped like a pig. While modern containers are often plastic or metal, the term remains the standard way to describe any vessel used by children or adults to accumulate small change at home.
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go3個goExamples
When I was little, I really liked putting my spare change into my piggy bank.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 錢包, which is a wallet for carrying money on your person. A 錢罌 is strictly for storage at home, not for daily spending.
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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.
