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文
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Jyutping
jat1 man4
Pinyin
yī wén
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
a dollar, usually refers a very small amount of cash or money
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他的看法真是一文不值。
他的看法真是一文不值。
tā de kàn fǎ zhēn shi yī wén bù zhí 。
His ideas never earned him a single penny.
Mandarin
那看似一文不值。
那看似一文不值。
nà kàn sì yī wén bù zhí 。
It seems worthless.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢为咗钱,喺专栏上颠倒是非黑白,正一文妓!
佢為咗錢,喺專欄上顛倒是非黑白,正一文妓!
keoi5 wai6 zo2 cin2, hai2 zyun1 laan4 soeng6 din1 dou2 si6 fei1 haak1 baak6, zing3 jat1 man4 gei6!
He turns the truth upside down in his column just for money. Such a money-grubbing columnist!
Cantonese
网民将佢本新书踩到一文不值。
網民將佢本新書踩到一文不值。
mong5 man4 zoeng1 keoi5 bun2 san1 syu1 caai2 dou3 jat1 man4 bat1 zik6.
His new book got destroyed online. People just thrashed it for all it was worth.
Cantonese
呢个花瓶系冒牌货,根本一文不值。
呢個花瓶係冒牌貨,根本一文不值。
This vase is fake and it's not worth a dime.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
一文
一文
yī wén
one mill
Mandarin
他们把他看得一文不值。
他們把他看得一文不值。
tā men bǎ tā kàn de yī wén bù zhí .
They treat him like dirt.