「兩」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: loeng5
Part of Speech: number
Explanation:
  • two; only used in front of measure words or larger base number words except 十 (sap6, ten); otherwise 二 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.) 兩loeng5件gin6
    (Eng.) two pieces
    (Cant.) 兩loeng5千cin1
    (Eng.) two thousand
    (Cant.) 四sei3萬maan6兩loeng5千cin1幾gei2
    (Eng.) 42 thousand something
    (Cant.) 兩loeng5百baak3三saam1十sap6萬maan6
    (Eng.) 2.3 million
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5每mui5餐caan1都dou1要jiu3食sik6兩loeng5碗wun2飯faan6。
    (Eng.) He eats two bowls of rice every meal.

  • a small number; a meagre number; not more than 幾
    (Cant.) 講gong2兩loeng5句geoi3得dak1唔m4得dak1?
    (Eng.) Can we talk for a bit? (Can we talk a sentence or two?)
    (Cant.) 部bou6電din6腦nou5用jung6兩loeng5下haa5就zau6壞waai6咗zo2。
    (Eng.) The computer broke down after being used for merely a few times.

See also: 倆 雙 雙 小量
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「両 / 兩」

Entry #2
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 両 loeng2
  • 兩 loeng2
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
tael; a unit measurement common in East Asia
(Cant.) 二ji6両loeng2
(Eng.) two taels
(Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3買maai5一jat1両loeng2黃wong4連lin4。
(Eng.) I'd like to buy one tael of Chinese goldthread.
Synonym: Synonym: 司馬両
See also: 分 司馬両
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