fo1 cin4科錢科钱
Jyutpingfo1 cin4
Yalefō chìhn
Definition
To chip in, crowd-fund, or subsidize; to contribute money for a shared expense.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Carries a slightly informal, transactional tone often associated with group activities or shared expenses. It implies a voluntary or expected contribution to a common pool rather than a formal payment or tax. While interchangeable with 科水, the latter is more slangy and carries a stronger sense of paying up or coughing up cash.
Examples
Let's all chip in to buy a cake.
Related words
Common phrases
to chip in together
Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal business or legal contexts as it sounds too casual. It is strictly for social or peer-to-peer financial arrangements.
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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.
