gau2 cin1九千
Jyutpinggau2 cin1
Yalegáu chīn
Definition
Nine thousand.
colloquialnumbersmoney
How it's used
Numbers in Cantonese are straightforward, but remember that when counting money, the classifier 蚊 is almost always added after the amount. Unlike some languages that use a singular form for one thousand, Cantonese speakers always specify the quantity clearly.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
