sing1 seoi2升水
Jyutpingsing1 seoi2
Yalesīng séui
Definition
A premium in currency exchange or financial markets.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Primarily used in financial contexts to describe when a currency or asset trades at a value higher than its spot price or par value. It functions as a noun but is frequently paired with the verb 升 to describe the act of the premium increasing.
Examples
The Hong Kong dollar premium has risen very sharply recently.
Do you know why there is a premium today?
Related words
Common phrases
magnitude of the premium
a premium appears
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of water rising, as the context is strictly financial. Ensure you distinguish it from 貼水, which refers to a discount or trading below par.
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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.
