jat1 baak3一百
Jyutpingjat1 baak3
Yaleyāt baak
Definition
One hundred.
colloquialnumbersmoney
How it's used
When counting money or items, the classifier is often omitted if the context is clear, but adding it is safer for clarity. Unlike Mandarin, Cantonese speakers frequently use 蚊 for currency when mentioning amounts like one hundred.
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Common mistake
Beginners often mistakenly add the character 零 between the hundred and the tens place when there is no zero, such as saying 一百二十 for 120. Remember that 零 is only used when there is a zero in the tens place, like in 一百零五.
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