jat1 pui5一倍
Jyutpingjat1 pui5
Yaleyāt púih
Definition
Double; twice; 100% more.
colloquialnumbersmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to an increase of 100 percent, meaning the total amount becomes two times the original. It is frequently used when discussing price hikes, salary increases, or growth in quantity. Unlike the English word double which can function as a verb, this is strictly a noun phrase used to describe the magnitude of change.
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Common mistake
Many learners confuse this with the English word double and try to use it as a verb, but it must be used with a verb like 加 or 貴 to indicate the change. It represents a 100 percent increase, so saying something is 一倍 often implies it has become twice as much, not just that it is one unit.
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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.
