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一蚊 (jat1 man1) — ten thousand, ten thousand dollars (depending on the context e.g., triad slang) in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 wen2

Meaning of 一蚊

nounten thousand, ten thousand dollars (depending on the context e.g., triad slang)
nounOne dollar. Although very commonly used in written Cantonese, it is more appropriately written as 一文, as 蚊is the character for 'mosquito'.

Example Sentences with 一蚊

jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊jatˉ¹一zek˗₃隻gaiˉ¹雞houˊ²好daiˊ²抵maaiˏ₅買。
One dollar for a chicken is so worth buying it.
jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊gaiˉ¹雞
One dollar.
jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊douˉ¹都mouˏ₅冇
Don't have even one dollar.
keoiˏ₅佢jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊douˉ¹都mokˍ₆莫coi4.財。
He's reluctant to spend even a single cent.
keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆廿jatˉ¹一manˉ¹蚊
It costs twenty-one dollars.
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Characters in 一蚊

一jat1
one; a; an; the
蚊man1
mosquito; gnat

Words Containing 一蚊

慳得一蚊得一蚊haan1 dak1 jat1 man1 dak1 jat1 man1
saving money by the dollar

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