jat1 pei4一皮
Jyutpingjat1 pei4
Yaleyāt pèih
Definition
Ten thousand dollars.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
This term is a classic example of Cantonese slang used to denote a specific amount of money. It is almost always followed by 嘢 when referring to the price of an item, which helps clarify that you are talking about money rather than a literal piece of skin. It carries a casual, slightly streetwise tone that is common in bargaining or discussing salaries among friends.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of skin or a layer, which is also written as 皮. In a financial context, it strictly means ten thousand, so using it to mean any other amount will cause confusion.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
