零用錢
simp零用钱ling4 jung6 cin2ling4 jung6 cin4líng yòng qián
English
- pocket money
- pocket money (usually referring to money given to children for buying snacks, toys, etc.)
- allowance
- spending money
粵語 — Cantonese
- 銀碼相對細,用嚟俾各種個人使費嘅錢;通常指長輩俾細路攞嚟買零食、玩具等等嘅錢
Examples
你屋企俾幾多零用錢你?
How much pocket money do you have?
我用咗一半零用錢買衫。
I spend half of my pocket money buying the clothes.
我阿媽每個禮拜淨係俾五十蚊零用錢我。
My mum only gives me $50 as pocket money each week.
我阿爸每個禮拜都會俾啲零用錢我,我就會攞啲零用錢去買漫畫睇同埋買雪糕食。
My dad gives me a weekly allowance that I use to buy comics and ice cream.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
我爸一週給我10塊零用錢。
My dad gives me an allowance of $10 a week.
Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY
我爸爸每周给我零用钱,我会用来买漫画书和冰激凌。
My dad gives me a weekly allowance that I use to buy comics and ice cream.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk