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Jyutping loeng5 fan1
Pinyin liāng3fen

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. two points; two minutes; dichotomy [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢将个苹果切开咗两分。
    佢將個蘋果切開咗兩分。
    keoi5 zoeng1 go3 ping4 gwo2 cit3 hoi1 zo2 loeng5 fan1 。
    • She cut the apple in half.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    巴士早了两分钟。
    巴士早了兩分鐘。
    bā shì zǎo le liǎng fēn zhōng 。
    • The bus was two minutes early.
  2. Mandarin
    我得把手表调快两分钟。
    我得把手錶調快兩分鐘。
    wǒ dé bǎ shǒu biǎo diào kuài liǎng fēn zhōng 。
    • I need to set my watch to two minutes faster.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    落镬炒两分钟。
    落鑊炒兩分鐘。
    lok6 wok6 caau2 loeng5 fan1 zung1
    • Add (food) to a wok and stir-fry for two minutes.
  2. Cantonese
    我争两分就攞到满分。
    我爭兩分就攞到滿分。
    ngo5 zaang1 loeng5 fan1 zau6 lo2 dou2 mun5 fan1.
    • I was only two points short of the full mark.
  3. Cantonese
    我喺级上面喺中游嚟㗎咋,每科都系全级平均分嘅上下两分左右
    我喺級上面喺中游嚟㗎咋,每科都係全級平均分嘅上下兩分左右
    • I am just the average in my form, I got my marks at the average of the form for every subject.
  4. Cantonese
    呢位后起之秀两分钟内就取得一本,赢咗上届冠军。
    呢位後起之秀兩分鐘內就取得一本,贏咗上屆冠軍。
    lei1 wai2 hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3 loeng5 fan1 zung1 noi6 zau6 ceoi2 dak1 jat1 bun2, jeng4 zo2 soeng6 gaai3 gun3 gwan1.
    • This young talent received ippon within two minutes, winning the championship last time.
  5. Cantonese
    佢喺靓女面前扮有礼貌,唔够两分钟就原形毕露。
    佢喺靚女面前扮有禮貌,唔夠兩分鐘就原形畢露。
    keoi5 hai2 leng3 neoi2 min6 cin4 baan6 jau5 lai5 maau6, m4 gau3 loeng5 fan1 zung1 zau6 jyun4 jing4 bat1 lou6.
    • He pretended to be polite in front of pretty girls, but he soon exposed his true character within two minutes.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    分零两分钟
    分零兩分鐘
    fan1 leng4 loeng5 fan1 zung1
    • one to two minutes
  2. Mandarin
    与此同时,酷儿理论利用超性别这个概念来对传统的性别两分结构进行挑战。
    與此同時,酷兒理論利用超性別這個概念來對傳統的性別兩分結構進行挑戰。
    yǔ cǐ tóng shí , kù ér lǐ lùn lì yòng chāo xìng bié zhè ge gài niàn lái duì chuán tǒng de xìng bié liǎng fēn jié gòu jìn xíng tiǎo zhàn .
    • Meanwhile, queer theories make use of the concept of transgenderness in their confrontation with the conventional binary structure of the gender.