「粒」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: nap1
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
  • grain; granule; small round object
    (Cant.) jat1nap1zi2daan2
    (Eng.) bullet
    (Cant.) gei2nap1mai5
    (Eng.) a few grains of uncooked rice
    (Cant.) gei2nap1zai2dau6fu6
    (Eng.) several small cubes of bean curd

  • used for one's next generations, especially when one cherishes his/her own offspring
    (Cant.) ngo5dak1keoi5jat1nap1zai2zaa3
    (Eng.) He's my only son!
    (Cant.) ngo5hou2gwaa3zyu6ngo5nap1syun1
    (Eng.) I miss my grandson / granddaughter so much.

  • unit of hours, often used with zung1
    (Cant.) nei5gam1jat6zou6zo2gei2do1nap1zung1
    (Eng.) For how many hours did you work today?

  • used to count a small amount of characters/letters or syllables

  • used for the number of star-shaped pips in the insignia of a higher-ranked police officer or, by extension, the rank or position of a person in an organisation
    (Cant.) 大粒daai6 nap1
    (Eng.) slang word for high-ranked
    (Cant.) bok3tau4jau5saam1nap1faa1
    (Eng.) three pips on one's shoulder

  • ten thousand dollars
    (Cant.) bun3nap1je5
    (Eng.) $5000
    (Cant.) sap6gei2nap1
    (Eng.) a hundred and a few tens of thousands of dollars ($1X0000)
    (Cant.) saam1nap1bun3seoi2
    (Eng.) $35000

See also: 糧 喱 稼 穀 穀物
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