筆錢 (bat1 cin2 | bi3 qian2) : (an amount) of money

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筆錢

bat1 cin2

bi3 qian2

(an amount) of money

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

筆錢 / 笔钱

This word has been viewed 2611 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Sep 2005 14:55 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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筆 bat1 - pen, pencil, writing brush
錢 cin4 cin4*2 - cash, money, coins

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筆錢拖欠咗六個月。粵
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。粵
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.

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