粵

倍pui5增zang1

pui5 zang1bèi zēng

English

  1. to double
  2. to redouble
  3. to increase many times over
  4. to multiply by a factor
  5. multiplication
  6. to multiply

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 以倍數增長

Examples

  • 去年官员的数量成倍增加了。

    The number of officials doubled last year.

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  • 近年經濟不景,失業數字倍增。

    Economy has been slacking recently and the unemployment figure has multiplied.

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

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