gei2 cin4幾錢几钱
Jyutpinggei2 cin4
Yalegéi chìhn
Definition
How much money.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
This phrase is the standard way to ask for the price of an item in any shopping context. It functions as a single unit and is placed exactly where the price would be in a declarative sentence. You can also use it to express that something is expensive by saying 幾錢呀, implying the price is surprisingly high.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 幾多, which is used for counting quantities. While 幾多錢 is also understood, 幾錢 is significantly more common and natural in everyday speech.
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