「兩」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: loeng5
Part of Speech: number
Explanation:
  • two; only used in front of measure words or larger base number words except (sap6, ten); otherwise ji6 should be used, e.g. 一二三四五 (jat1 ji6 saam1 sei3 ng5, one two three four five), 第二 (dai6 ji6, second), 十二個 (sap6 ji6 go3, twelve pieces of)
    (Cant.) loeng5gin6
    (Eng.) two pieces
    (Cant.) loeng5cin1
    (Eng.) two thousand
    (Cant.) sei3maan6loeng5cin1gei2
    (Eng.) 42 thousand something
    (Cant.) loeng5baak3saam1sap6maan6
    (Eng.) 2.3 million
    (Cant.) keoi5mui5caan1dou1jiu3sik6loeng5wun2faan6
    (Eng.) He eats two bowls of rice every meal.

  • a small number; a meagre number; not more than
    (Cant.) gong2loeng5geoi3dak1m4dak1
    (Eng.) Can we talk for a bit? (Can we talk a sentence or two?)
    (Cant.) bou6din6nou5jung6loeng5haa5zau6waai6zo2
    (Eng.) The computer broke down after being used for merely a few times.

See also: 雙 雙 小量
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「両 / 兩」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • loeng2
  • loeng2
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
tael; a unit measurement common in East Asia
(Cant.) ji6loeng2
(Eng.) two taels
(Cant.) ngo5jiu3maai5jat1loeng2wong4lin4
(Eng.) I'd like to buy one tael of Chinese goldthread.
Synonym: Synonym: 司馬両
See also: 司馬両
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