(pos:名詞)
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yue:用嚟表達大細、多少、高低、等級呢啲概念嘅系統(量詞:個)
eng:number; figure
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yue:人數 (jan4 sou3)
eng:the number of people
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yue:#分數 (fan1 sou3)
eng:mark
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yue:#多數 (do1 sou3)
eng:majority
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<explanation>
yue:#債務(量詞:條/筆)
eng:debt
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yue:#卡數 (kaak1 sou3)
eng:credit card debt
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yue:#無數 (mou4 sou3)
eng:nothing is owing
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yue:佢諗住用一年時間還清晒啲數。 (keoi5 nam2 zyu6 jung6 jat1 nin4 si4 gaan3 waan4 cing1 saai3 di1 sou3)
eng:He's thinking of paying off all his debts in one year.
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<explanation>
yue:#錢(量詞:筆)
eng:amount of money; sum
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yue:呢筆數好大喎! (ni1 bat1 sou3 hou2 daai6 wo3!)
eng:That's a huge sum (of money).
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<explanation>
yue:數學題目(量詞:條)
eng:mathematical problem
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yue:呢條數好易計啫! (ni1 tiu4 sou3 hou2 ji6 gai3 ze1!)
eng:This mathematical problem is easy to solve.
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<explanation>
yue:#數學
eng:mathematics
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yue:我啲數好屎。 (ngo5 di1 sou3 hou2 si2.)
eng:I am bad at mathematics.
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<explanation>
yue:生意、業務嘅財政(量詞:盤)
eng:the financials of a business
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yue:盤數一定有問題! (pun4 sou3 jat1 ding6 jau5 man6 tai4!)
eng:The books must be cooked!
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yue:佢打算執靚公司盤數上市。 (keoi5 daa2 syun3 zap1 leng3 gung1 si1 pun4 sou3 soeng5 si5.)
eng:He wants to prop up the company's financials before listing on the exchange.
(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:將單一個體疊加成一個大數目
eng:to count
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yue:數手指 (sou2 sau2 zi2)
eng:to count using one's fingers
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yue:數拍子 (sou2 paak3 zi2)
eng:to count beats
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yue:#數綿羊 (sou2 min4 joeng2)
eng:to count the number of sheep in one's imagination, so as to fall asleep
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yue:我數到有十隻手指。 (ngo5 sou2 dou2 jau5 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2.)
eng:I counted ten fingers.
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<explanation>
yue:列舉;將一個系列之中嘅所有嘢逐個逐個講出嚟
eng:to enumerate; to list
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yue:等我數下有幾多個重點先。 (dang2 ngo5 sou2 haa5 jau5 gei2 do1 go3 zung6 dim2 sin1.)
eng:Let me enumerate the main points.
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yue:等我細數佢嘅優點啦。 (dang2 ngo5 sai3 sou2 keoi5 ge3 jau1 dim2 laa1.)
eng:Let me list you all his merits.
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<explanation>
yue:列舉對方錯誤,將所有唔好嘅嘢逐個講出嚟,作為一個責備或嘲諷方式;類似#數落
eng:to list someone's errors, to enumerate every bad points, as a way to blame, scold or humiliate
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yue:做錯少少嘢啫,使唔使係咁數我呀? (zou6 co3 siu2 siu2 je5 ze1, sai2 m4 sai2 hai6 gam2 sou2 ngo5 aa3?)
eng:I only made a small mistake, is it necessary to keep recounting my past wrongs?