粵

零ling4用jung6錢cin2

simp零用钱
ling4 jung6 cin2ling4 jung6 cin4líng yòng qián

English

  1. pocket money
  2. pocket money (usually referring to money given to children for buying snacks, toys, etc.)
  3. allowance
  4. spending money

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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