蚊雞

蚊雞

1. (Cantonese, colloquial) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck

   十蚊雞一盅飯，真係抵！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   十蚊鸡一盅饭，真系抵！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   sap⁶ man¹ gai¹ jat¹ zung¹ faan⁶, zan¹ hai⁶ dai²! [Jyutping]

   10 bucks for a pot of rice, what a deal!

   • 2017, 葉子騫, 十九窮風流——廢青日常食譜, Hong Kong: 飲食天地出版社 [Food Paradise], →ISBN, page 138:

     先不講超市，屋邨的雜貨店（假設你就近的屋邨還未被翻新，所以還有雜貨店），一罐午餐肉或者五香肉丁的已經要十幾蚊，而如果是豆豉鯪魚就更貴，而且，罐頭怎樣也算不上主食，閒閒地配個公仔麵肯定差不多廿蚊雞。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     先不讲超市，屋邨的杂货店（假设你就近的屋邨还未被翻新，所以还有杂货店），一罐午餐肉或者五香肉丁的已经要十几蚊，而如果是豆豉鲮鱼就更贵，而且，罐头怎样也算不上主食，闲闲地配个公仔面肯定差不多廿蚊鸡。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     sin¹ bat¹ gong² ciu¹ si⁵, uk¹ cyun¹ dik¹ zaap⁶ fo³ dim³ (gaa² cit³ nei⁵ zau⁶ gan⁶ dik¹ uk¹ cyun¹ waan⁴ mei⁶ bei⁶ faan¹ san¹, so² ji⁵ waan⁴ jau⁵ zaap⁶ fo³ dim³), jat¹ gun³ ng⁵ caan¹ juk⁶ waak⁶ ze² ng⁵ hoeng¹ juk⁶ ding¹ dik¹ ji⁵ ging¹ jiu³ sap⁶ gei² man¹, ji⁴ jyu⁴ gwo² si⁶ dau⁶ si⁶ leng⁴ jyu^4-2 zau⁶ gang³ gwai³, ji⁴ ce², gun³ tau^4-2 zam² joeng⁶ jaa⁵ syun³ bat¹ soeng⁵ zyu² sik⁶, haan⁴ haan^4-2 dei^6-2 pui³ go³ gung¹ zai² min⁶ hang² ding⁶ caa¹ bat¹ do¹ jaa⁶ man¹ gai¹. [Jyutping]

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Used for small amounts only.