ngan4 gan1銀根银根
Jyutpingngan4 gan1
Yalengàhn gān
Definition
Money supply; the availability of funds in the market.
neutralmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the availability of liquid capital within the financial system or a business environment. It is almost exclusively used in economic or formal business contexts, despite being a common term in news reports. The term carries a sense of scarcity or restriction, often implying that borrowing money has become more difficult.
Examples
The market is bad lately, and banks are tightening the money supply.
Do you know why the money supply is so tight right now?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general personal savings or cash on hand, as it specifically describes macroeconomic liquidity or the availability of credit in the market.
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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.
