八千 [－－]

Jyutping baat3 cin1
Pinyin bā qiān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. eight thousand
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今期六合彩头奖两注中，每注派彩八千四百几万。
    今期六合彩頭獎兩注中，每注派彩八千四百幾萬。
    gam1 kei4 luk6 hap6 coi2 tau4 zoeng2 loeng5 zyu3 zung3, mui5 zyu3 paai3 coi2 baat3 cin1 sei3 baak3 gei2 maan6.
    • Two winners share the latest Mark Six jackpot, each winning more than HK$84 million.
  2. Cantonese
    相差十万八千里
    相差十萬八千里
    • differ a great deal
  3. Cantonese
    我一个月赚八千蚊。
    我一個月賺八千蚊。
    ngo5 jat1 go3 jyut6 zaan6 baat3 cin1 man1.
    • I earn $8,000 a month.
  4. Cantonese
    佢只得八千月薪，但佢努力不懈，终于用一年时间买咗架林宝坚尼。
    佢只得八千月薪，但佢努力不懈，終於用一年時間買咗架林寶堅尼。
    • He only had a monthly salary of $8000, but he persisted and managed to buy a Lamborghini in just a year.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    同X争十万八千里
    同X争十万八千里
    tung4 X zaang1 sap6 maan6 baat3 cin1 lei5
    • to be radically different from X ("be different by 108,000 li")
  2. Mandarin
    想像真的会离事实十万八千里的！
    想像真的會離事實十萬八千里的！
    xiǎng xiàng zhēn de huì lí shì shí shí wàn bā qiān lǐ de ！
    • What one imagines can truly be miles apart from the facts!
  3. Mandarin
    他从十万八千里的地方回来了
    他從十萬八千里的地方回來了
    tā cóng shí wàn bā qiān lǐ de dì fāng huí lái le
    • He returned from a far off land.