ji6 baak3二百
Jyutpingji6 baak3
Yaleyih baak
Definition
Two hundred.
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How it's used
Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 兩 for the number two when counting quantities or money, rather than 二. While 二百 is the standard way to express the number two hundred, you will frequently hear 兩百 in casual speech. Both are perfectly acceptable, but 兩百 often feels more natural in everyday transactions.
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Common mistake
Do not use 二 to count items or money, as it sounds like you are reading a list or a serial number. Always use 兩 when referring to a quantity of two hundred.
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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.
