一盅兩件 (jat1 zung1 loeng5 gin6 | yi1 zhong1 liang3 jian4) : dim sum; one cup of tea and two pieces of dim sum

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一盅兩件

jat1 zung1 loeng5 gin6

yi1 zhong1 liang3 jian4

dim sum; one cup of tea and two pieces of dim sum

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

一盅兩件 / 一盅两件

This word has been viewed 1504 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 5th Feb 2014 22:23

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一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
盅 zung1 - small cup
兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair
件 gin6 gin6*2 - item; piece; letter

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