粵

大daai6洋joeng2

daai6 joeng2dà yáng

English

  1. ocean
  2. (old) silver dollar
  3. (slang) Chinese yuan
  4. silver coin adopted in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican period in China ----
  5. dollar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中國清末民初嘅通用貨幣銀圓嘅俗稱(量詞:個)
  2. 整數價錢嘅戲稱,一個大洋就代表一蚊(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 中国与美国隔着哪个大洋?

    Which ocean separates China and America?

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 澳大利亚是大洋洲最大的国家。

    Australia is the largest country in Oceania.

    Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY

  • 去到見到件班戟,只係賣十個大洋。

    The pancake costs only 10 (Hong Kong) dollars.

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

Report an issue

Spotted a wrong reading, definition, or example? Tell us — it helps everyone.