pit3 je5撇嘢
Jyutpingpit3 je5
Yalepit yéh
Definition
One thousand Hong Kong dollars.
slangmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to units of one thousand Hong Kong dollars. It functions as a slang counter for money, making it sound more casual and streetwise than using the formal unit. It is commonly heard in contexts involving shopping, salaries, or large transactions.
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Do not use this for amounts less than one thousand, as it strictly denotes the thousand-dollar unit. It is strictly colloquial and should be avoided in professional or formal financial settings.
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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.
