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How it's used

Numbers in Cantonese follow the same structure as Mandarin but rely heavily on the classifier system for clarity. When mentioning a specific amount of money, the word 蚊 is almost always added after the number to indicate currency. For numbers ending in zero, Cantonese speakers often omit the final zero if the context of the currency is already established, though this is less common with exact counts.