gaap3 fan2合份
Jyutpinggaap3 fan2
Yalegaap fán
Definition
To chip in; to pool money or resources together with others.
colloquialmoneydaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the act of pooling money together for a shared expense, such as a meal, a gift, or a group activity. It implies a sense of cooperation and shared responsibility, often used when the cost is too high for one person to cover alone. It is a very common way to suggest splitting a bill among friends or colleagues.
Examples
Let's order takeout tonight, why don't we all chip in?
This gift is too expensive, shall we chip in and buy it together?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with AA制, which specifically refers to splitting a bill equally per person. 合份 emphasizes the act of combining resources to reach a total, whereas AA制 focuses on the individual calculation of the share.
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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.
