tip3 jin6貼現贴现
Jyutpingtip3 jin6
Yaletip yihn
Definition
To provide financial subsidies or monetary assistance.
neutralmoneywork
How it's used
While 貼現 is used in financial contexts, it is often confused with the banking term for discounting bills. In everyday speech, people more frequently use 補貼 to refer to general financial subsidies or support. Use 貼現 only when referring to specific, formal financial assistance or government-backed schemes.
Examples
The government provided a lot of financial subsidies to this company.
Do you know which department is responsible for providing the financial subsidies?
Related words
Common phrases
government financial subsidy
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the banking concept of discounting a bill of exchange, which is the more common technical usage of the term. In a casual conversation about money given by the government or an employer, 補貼 is the safer and more natural choice.
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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.
