幾多 (gei2 do1 | ) : how many? how much?

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幾多

gei2 do1

how many? how much? (Mandarin equivalent: 多少)

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

幾多 / 几多

This word has been viewed 7242 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 19th Jul 2004 16:41 and last edited on 20th Feb 2013 21:44

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幾 gei2 gei1 - how many; a few; -plus; nearly
多 do1 - many; much; more; more than

4 compounds containing this word:

幾多錢 - how much?
幾多點 - what time
幾多都 - any amount or any number
幾多時間 - how long?

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今日幾多號？粵
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]

今日喺幾多號？粵
What's the date today?
[Lit. today at how-many day-of-the-month]

你想入幾多油啊？粵
How much gas (petrol) do you want to put in?

唔好嘈住我啦，唔知有幾多嘢做粵 ?!
Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work.
[Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.]

屋企重有幾多米呀？粵
How much rice is there left in the house? (at home)

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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