毫hou4子zi2

English

1. (noun) the coins that are not over $1. dollar (ten-cent coin, twenty-cent coin and fifty-cent coin)
2. (money) 10 cents, usually used in speaking

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 貨幣單位毫嘅口語

Examples

• 我唔見咗大概八毫子。

  I've lost about 80 cents.

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• 呢隻杯賣二十八蚊零八毫子。

  This cup costs twenty-eight dollars and eighty cents.

• 五毫子嘅膠袋税唔多唔少改變咗一部份人嘅生活習慣。

  The fifty-cent plastic bag levy has indeed changed the habits of some people.