粵

典din2當dong3

simp典当
din2 dong3diǎn dàng

English

  1. to pawn
  2. to pawn an item; to leave something with pawnbroker as a pledge

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將自己嘅財產拎去當舖做抵押,借錢周轉;當舖估價後,會借估價嘅某個百份比嘅金額畀當户,當户要喺指定期內揾錢贖返抵押品,如果唔係當舖就有權沒收同變賣抵押品。以前典當業按照資本及利息劃分為典、當、按(質)、押四類,現時"典"類已經消失,香港則只有"押"類。

Examples

  • 这本词典当然是最好的。

    This dictionary is by far the best.

    Tatoeba · iiujik CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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