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jatˉ¹manˉ¹
Pinyin
yi1 wen2
Translations
noun
ten thousand, ten thousand dollars (depending on the context e.g., triad slang)
noun
One dollar. Although very commonly used in written Cantonese, it is more appropriately written as 一文, as 蚊is the character for 'mosquito'.
haanˉ¹dakˉ¹jatˉ¹manˉ¹dakˉ¹jatˉ¹manˉ¹
(悭得一蚊得一蚊)
Pinyin
qian1 de2 yi1 wen2 de2 yi1 wen2
Translations
noun
saving money by the dollar