sau1 ngan2收銀收银
Jyutpingsau1 ngan2
Yalesāu ngán
Definition
Cashier; short for 收銀員.
Example
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to the person working at the register rather than the act of collecting money. While it functions as a noun for the worker, it is a shortened form of 收銀員 and is used almost exclusively in casual, spoken contexts. In more formal settings or written documents, using the full term is preferred to avoid ambiguity.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
That cashier has a very bad attitude.
Ask the cashier how to get a refund.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb phrase 收銀, which means to collect money or operate the till. When referring to the person, it must be preceded by a classifier like 個.
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