hoi1 piu3開票开票
Jyutpinghoi1 piu3
Yalehōi piu
Definition
To write a cheque, or to open a ballot box and count votes.
- to write a cheque
- to open a ballot box and count votes
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Focus on the act of issuing a payment instrument rather than just the physical writing. While it literally translates to opening a ticket, it is almost exclusively used in financial contexts for cheques. It is common to specify the amount or the recipient immediately after the verb to clarify the transaction.
Examples
He just wrote a cheque to settle the bill.
Related words
Common phrases
to write a cheque
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the act of opening a ballot box or counting votes, which is a different sense of the character 開 used in formal or political contexts. In everyday life, 開票 is strictly about banking.
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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.
