gu2 piu3股票
Jyutpinggu2 piu3
Yalegú piu
Definition
Stock or share; securities representing a share of ownership in a company.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Investors often use the classifier 隻 when talking about a specific stock, while 手 is used to refer to a standard trading lot. People frequently shorten the term to 股 when discussing market trends or portfolio performance. It is very common to hear people talk about 炒股票, which implies a more active, speculative approach to trading rather than long term investment.
Measure word
zek3隻jekExamples
Related words
Common phrases
speculate in stocks
stock market
Common mistake
Do not confuse the classifier for stocks with generic nouns. While 隻 is standard for a single stock, using it for a large volume of shares can sound unnatural compared to using 手 for trading lots.
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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.
