為wai4數sou3

simp为数also written爲數

wai4 sou3wéi shù

English

(used before 不少[bu4 shao3] or 不多[bu4 duo1]) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to
(verb) to sum up; to count
to amount to a certain number

粵語 — Cantonese

累積到某個數目

Examples

只有为数不多的几个电视节目值得关注。
Only a few TV programs are worth watching.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
賽義認為數學家自給自足的獨行於一小塊天堂。
Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
為數唔少
to come up to not a small number
為數唔多
the number to not be many

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

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