粵

撥but6款fun2

simp拨款
but6 fun2bō kuǎn

English

  1. to allocate funds
  2. to allocate funds
  3. funds; allocated money; especially the money that was given by the government for some specific project or goal
  4. appropriation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個單位俾一筆錢俾另一個單位去完成某啲工作
  2. 由其他地方(通常係上級嘅部門、機構)撥出嚟嘅錢(量詞:筆)

Examples

  • 綠化工程已經收到政府嘅撥款。

    The Green Project has received funds from the government.

  • 立法會通過撥款兩億去資助學前教育。

    The LegCo passed a bill to allocate $200M on pre-school education.

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

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