粵

車geoi1馬maa5費fai3

simp车马费
geoi1 maa5 fai3ce1 maa5 fai3chē mǎ fèi

English

  1. transport allowance (e.g. for expense reporting in the workplace)
  2. transportation expenses
  3. honorarium

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 交通費用
  2. 不定期、不定數額嘅報酬或謝禮

Examples

  • 老闆每個月都俾返五百蚊我做車馬費。

    My boss gives me $500 as travel subsidy every month.

  • 呢份實習呢,淨係會每日畀返一百蚊車馬費你就當出咗糧㗎喇。

    For this internship, $100 of travel subsidy will be paid, in lieu of normal wage.

  • 我返學每日20蚊車馬費,一個月當返二十日,都已經用左400,得返300蚊食野,真係過得幾辛苦。

    I spend $20 on transportation to school every day, which comes out to $400 for a typical month assuming 20 school days. That leaves only $300 for food, making life very difficult. ----

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

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