zit3折

Jyutpingzit3

Yalejit

名詞Uncommon

Definition

A discount; a price reduction on a purchase.

colloquialshoppingmoney

How it's used

Cantonese speakers express discounts by stating the percentage of the original price you pay, rather than the percentage taken off. For example, 八折 means paying eighty percent of the price, which is equivalent to a twenty percent discount. This differs from the English system where you subtract the discount from one hundred percent.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ni1呢gin2件saam1衫zou6做gan2緊baat3八zit3折，hou2好dai2抵maai5買aa3呀。

This shirt is twenty percent off, it is a great deal.

maai5買do1多gei2幾gin2件jau5有mou5冇zit3折tau4頭bei2畀ngo5我aa3呀？

Can you give me a discount if I buy a few more?

Common phrases

daa2打zit3折

to offer a discount

baat3八zit3折

twenty percent off

Common mistake

Avoid confusing the number used with the discount amount. Saying 二折 means paying twenty percent of the price, which is an eighty percent discount, not a twenty percent discount.