粵

銀ngan4兩loeng2

simp银两
ngan4 loeng2yín liǎng

English

  1. silver (as currency)
  2. (silver) tael, an ancient Chinese currency ----
  3. colloquial address of money

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中國古代嘅貨幣,用銀整成,好似個元寶咁嘅形狀,以重量單位両計算幣值
  2. 錢嘅俗稱

Examples

  • 冇帶銀兩出街添。

    I forget to bring money.

  • 你有幾多銀兩喺身呀?

    How much money do you have in hand?

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

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