斗令
dau2 ling2dòu lìng
English
- describes the amount of money – a small amount
- a little bit; half dime
- five-cent coin, no longer in use in Hong Kong
- a small or trivial amount of money
- in a small size
粵語 — Cantonese
- 五仙硬幣，已停用
- 引伸比喻做好少錢
- 比喻呎寸好細
Examples
斗令踭
Stiletto heel
斗令邊
Spaghetti String, G-String
斗令一碗雲吞麪
five cents for a bowl of wonton noodle ----
俾得斗令咁多，想使死人？
You're expecting me to work myself to the bone for a pittance of a salary like that? ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk