粵

餘jyu4數sou3

simp余数
jyu4 sou3yú shù

English

  1. remainder (in division)
  2. remaining or excessive amount
  3. (math.) remainder

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 剩低或者額外嘅數量
  2. 一個整數除以另一個整數之後剩低嘅數

Examples

  • 二十可以畀五整除,冇餘數。

    20 can be divided exactly by 5, without a remainder.

  • 十四除以三係四,餘數係二。

    14 divided by 3 is 4, and the remainder is 2.

  • 今次賣物會嘅收入扣除成本之後,餘數會捐畀有需要嘅人。

    The profits in this bazaar will be subtracted by the costs, then the remaining amount will be donated to the needy. ----

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

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