mei5 sou3尾數尾数
Jyutpingmei5 sou3
Yaleméih sou
Definition
The outstanding balance of a payment, or the digits after a decimal point.
- outstanding balance; the rest of a sum of money to be paid
- the digits after a decimal point
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Primarily used in business or personal debt contexts to refer to the final portion of a payment. It implies that a significant part of the total has already been settled, and this is the concluding amount needed to clear the account.
Measure word
bat1筆bātExamples
There is still some outstanding balance to be collected for this deal.
Related words
Common phrases
to pay the remaining balance
to collect the remaining balance
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the mathematical term for digits after a decimal point, which is also written as 尾數 but refers to the tail end of a number. In financial contexts, it strictly refers to money owed.
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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.
