zi1 ceot1支出

Jyutpingzi1 ceot1

Yalejī chēut

名詞Common

Definition

Expenditure, expenses, or money paid out.

neutralmoney

How it's used

Refers specifically to money flowing out of a budget or account, making it a formal term often found in financial reports or serious discussions. In casual daily speech, people prefer using 使費 or 開支 to describe money spent on living costs. Using 支出 in a very relaxed conversation might sound slightly stiff or like you are reading from a ledger.

Measure word

bat1筆bāt

Examples

ni1呢go3個jyut6月ge3嘅zi1支ceot1出daai6大gwo3過sau1收jap6入hou2好do1多aa4呀。

This month's expenses are much higher than the income.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知uk1屋kei2企mui5每go3個jyut6月jau5有gei2幾do1多zi1支ceot1出？

Do you know how much the household expenditure is every month?

Common phrases

jat6日soeng4常zi1支ceot1出

daily expenses

soek3削gaam2減zi1支ceot1出

cut expenditure

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe the act of spending money itself, as it is a noun for the total amount or a specific item of expense. For the verb meaning to spend, use 使 or 花.