sou3 loeng6數量数量
Jyutpingsou3 loeng6
Yalesou leuhng
Definition
Quantity; amount; the total number of something.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, academic, or business contexts rather than casual conversation. When people want to ask about an amount in daily life, they almost always use 幾多 instead. Using this word in a casual setting can make you sound like you are reading from a report or giving a formal presentation.
Measure word
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This shop stocks a very large quantity of goods.
Do you know what the daily amount is here?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this word when they simply mean a count or a total, but it sounds unnatural in everyday speech. If you are asking how many items there are, just ask 幾多 or 總數.
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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.
