填數
simp填数tin4 sou3tián shù
English
- to pay back the money that has been taken out out secretly; to try and repay a debt [colloquial]
- to settle a debt
- to replace money that one has taken secretly
粵語 — Cantonese
- 償還債務
- 補返之前靜靜雞攞咗嘅錢
Examples
宜家攞住啲錢先,遲吓先填數應該冇人發覺嘅。
Taking the money for now and replacing it with the exact amount later should probably not arouse any suspicion.
我實在冇錢還畀大耳窿,所以將我啲古董畀咗佢哋去填數。
I really don't have much money left, so I have to give the loan sharks those antiques I have collected to settle the debt. ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk