「追數」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: zeoi1 sou3
Individual
Character Meaning:
追 chase; to chase
數 to count; number; figure; debt; amount of money; sum; mathematics; to enumerate; to list
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to collect debt; to pursue debt; to chase after debtors
    (Cant.) 大耳窿daai6 ji5 lung1追zeoi1數sou3
    (Eng.) loan shark collecting debt
    (Cant.) 呢ni1排paai2成seng4日jat6見gin3人jan4上soeng5佢keoi5屋uk1企kei2追zeoi1數sou3,睇tai2嚟lei4佢keoi5問man6財仔coi4 zai2借ze3落lok6唔m4少siu2。
    (Eng.) Debt collectors frequently visit his home recently. Guess he borrowed a lot from a finance company.

  • to chase after a quota or race to fulfill company's budgeted revenue
    (Cant.) 做zou6呢ni1行hong4一jat1到dou3年nin4尾mei5就zau6要jiu3追zeoi1數sou3交gaau1quotakwou1 taa2,唔m4夠gau3數sou3會wui5俾bei2老lou5細sai3照ziu3肺fai3㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) You must meet the company's revenue targets by year-end, or risk getting reprimanded by management.

  • to urge someone to make good some promise
    (Cant.) 我ngo5之zi1前cin4口hau2快faai3快faai3應jing1承sing4幫bong1佢keoi5翻faan1譯jik6幾gei2篇pin1文man2,佢keoi5而ji4家gaa1日jat6日jat6追zeoi1我ngo5數sou3呀aa3……
    (Eng.) I rashly promised to translate a few articles for him. He now asks me for it every day...

Synonym: Synonym: 收數
Antonym(s): Antonym(s): 放數
See also: 公數 報數 找數 拖數 拗數 收數 認帳 賒數 賴帳 追債 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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