ngoi6 bai6外幣外币
Jyutpingngoi6 bai6
Yalengoih baih
Definition
Foreign currency.
neutralmoneytravel
How it's used
People often use this term when discussing travel plans or investment portfolios. It is a standard, neutral term that sounds professional in banking contexts but remains perfectly natural in casual conversation about holiday spending.
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zung3種jungExamples
Do you still have any foreign currency at home?
I went to the bank today to exchange some foreign currency.
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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.
