cin4 baau1錢包钱包
Jyutpingcin4 baau1
Yalechìhn bāau
Definition
Wallet or purse.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
While 錢包 is widely understood, most locals prefer using 銀包 in everyday speech. Using 銀包 makes your Cantonese sound much more natural and authentic. Both terms are interchangeable in meaning and function.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
How much money is inside your wallet?
I forgot to bring my wallet when I went out.
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Connector
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.
