zoeng3賬账
Jyutpingzoeng3
Yalejeung
Definition
An account, bill, or debt; records of financial transactions.
neutralmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to financial records or debts rather than general accounts like social media profiles. It carries a slightly formal or business-oriented tone, often appearing in contexts involving settling payments or auditing. When used in the phrase 舊賬, it frequently implies emotional baggage or past grievances that are being brought up again.
Measure word
bat1筆bātExamples
Related words
Common phrases
to keep accounts
Common mistake
Avoid using it to mean a user account on a website, as that is typically referred to as 戶口 or 帳戶. Using 賬 for a digital profile will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
