sap6 go3 zi6十個字十个字

Jyutpingsap6 go3 zi6

Yalesahp go jih

Definition

Fifty minutes, as indicated by the number ten on a clock face; ten Chinese characters.

fifty minutes
ten words or Chinese characters

colloquialnumberstime

How it's used

Refers specifically to the count of Chinese characters, which are often called words in casual speech. It is frequently used in contexts like setting minimum length requirements for comments or messages. When used to describe time, it refers to fifty minutes past the hour, as each character on a clock face represents five minutes.

Examples

le1呢fan2份man4文gin2件jiu3要se2寫gau3夠sap6十go3個zi6字sin1先dak1得。

This document needs at least ten characters to be accepted.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以gong2講siu2少gwo3過sap6十go3個zi6字aa4呀？

Can you say it in fewer than ten words?

Common phrases

se2寫gau3夠sap6十go3個zi6字

write enough to reach ten characters

caa1差sap6十go3個zi6字

ten minutes short of the hour

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the literal count of English words, as Chinese characters are logograms. When referring to time, remember that it means fifty minutes, not ten minutes.