粵

交gaau1學hok6費fai3

simp交学费
gaau1 hok6 fai3jiāo xué fèi

English

  1. pay school tuition fees
  2. (literally: to pay school fees)to pay the cost of acquiring a skill or knowledge, to "pay one's dues", to learn a lesson, to be taught a lesson

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 代指為學習一啲嘢而付出代價,並唔止單係指錢,而可以係時間等無形嘅嘢;相對地亦可以指因付出或失去咗一啲嘢,而從中學到一啲道理或者知識

Examples

  • 今天是交学费的最后一天,我银行卡里没钱了。

    Today is the last day to pay tuition fees, and my credit card has no money on it.

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  • 今次你撞花咗架車要整返,就當係交學費啦。

    You scratched the car so you need to pay and get it fixed. Treat it as paying your due.

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

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