粵

尾mei5數sou3

simp尾数
mei5 sou3wěi shù

English

  1. remainder (after rounding a number)
  2. rest of a sum of money; outstanding amount
  3. decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
  4. digits after the decimal point
  5. mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
  6. small change
  7. balance (of an account)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一筆錢扣咗俾咗嗰部份,剩返要俾嘅款項(量詞:條/筆)
  2. 小數點後面嘅數字(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 過兩日我找埋啲尾數俾你啦。

    I will pay you the rest of the sum two days later. ----

  • 個尾數唔使抄啦,四捨五入啦。

    Don't have to copy the digits after the decimal point; just round off.

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

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