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Chinese
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ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars |
remnant; zero; to fall
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斗
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零
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斗
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零
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斗令
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Etymology
Named for the coin's mass, which is 3 candareens and 6 cash (1.37 g). In a common secret code (之辰代碼) that was used by merchants in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, 3 is 斗 and 6 is 零.
Pronunciation
Noun
斗零
- (Cantonese, dated) five-cent coin (Classifier: 個／个 c)
據說因適逢今年是英女皇90大壽，女皇頭硬幣再次被熱炒，斗零值15,000元一個？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
据说因适逢今年是英女皇90大寿，女皇头硬币再次被热炒，斗零值15,000元一个？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2016, 陳淑儀, 【你屋企有冇？】64年女皇頭斗零值萬五
- geoi3 syut3 jan1 sik1 fung4 gam1 nin4 si6 jing1 neoi5 wong4 90 daai6 sau6, neoi5 wong4 tau4 ngaang6 bai6 zoi3 ci3 bei6 jit6 caau2, dau2 ling4-2 zik6 15,000 jyun4 jat1 go3?
- It is said that because it is the 90th birthday of the Queen of England, coins with the Queen's head are being hyped. A five-cent coin is now worth $15,000?
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