毫 [－]

Jyutping hou4
Pinyin háo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hair
  2. drawing brush
  3. (in the) least
  4. one thousandth
  5. currency unit, 0.1 yuan
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. currency unit, 10. cents; (measure of weight and length) milli-
  2. fine hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth/currency unit, 0.1 yuan/measurement for length and weight, milli-/one of the three strings on top of steelyward/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    細而​尖​嘅​毛
    fine long hair
    • 明察秋毫
      明察秋毫
      ming4 caat3 cau1 hou4
      discover the minutest detail in everything. lit: able to see the fine down of birds in autumn.
  2. 量詞
    貨幣​單位​；​一毫​子​等​於​十分之一​蚊​或​十仙
    a currency unit that is equal to 10 cents
    • 呢隻杯賣二十八蚊零八毫。
      呢只杯卖二十八蚊零八毫。
      ni1 zek3 bui1 maai6 ji6 sap6 baat3 man1 ling4 baat3 hou4.
      This cup costs twenty-eight dollars and eighty cents.
    • 我細個嗰陣，一毫可以買一粒糖。
      我细个𠮶阵，一毫可以买一粒糖。
      ngo5 sai3 go3 go2 zan2, jat1 hou4 ho2 ji5 maai5 jat1 nap1 tong2.
      When I was little, I could buy a candy with ten cents.
  3. 近義詞
    毫子、角
  4. 詞綴
    加​喺​量度​單位​前面​，​用​嚟​標示​千分之一
    (of units) one-thousandth; milli-
    • 毫克
      毫克
      hou4 haak1
      milligram
    • 毫米
      毫米
      hou4 mai5
      millimeter
    • 毫升
      毫升
      hou4 sing1
      millilitre
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a unit of weight equal to one tenth of a 釐 (lí, “cash”)
  2. character, especially, in the negative
    slightest bit; least amount
  3. character
    a measure of length, equal to 100 micrometres
  4. character
    milli- (SI unit prefix)
  5. character
    fine hair
  6. character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
    one tenth of a yuan or dollar; 10 cents; dime
    • 九蚊九毫九
      九蚊九毫九
      gau2 man1 gau2 hou4 gau2
      9 dollars and 99 cents
    • 六毫幾
      六毫几
      luk6 hou4 gei2
      60-something cents
  7. character
    writing brush
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. fine hair
  2. measure of length
  3. Cangjie Input
    YRBU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 角
  2. 毛
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级汉字表 #84
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    宇宙毫无疑问是无限的。
    宇宙毫無疑問是無限的。
    yǔ zhòu háo wú yí wèn shì wú xiàn de 。
    • There's no doubt that the universe is infinite.
    • There's no doubt: the universe is infinite.
  2. Mandarin
    如果你没有其它可说的，那对我说“嗨，你怎么样？”就毫无意义。
    如果你沒有其它可説的，那對我説“嗨，你怎麼樣？”就毫無意義。
    rú guǒ nǐ méi yǒu qí tā kě shuō de ， nà duì wǒ shuō “ hāi ， nǐ zěn me yàng ？” jiù háo wú yì yì 。
    • There's no point saying "Hi, how are you?" to me if you have nothing else to say.
  3. Mandarin
    失之毫厘，谬之千里。
    失之毫釐，謬之千里。
    shī zhī háo lí ， miù zhī qiān lǐ 。
    • Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
  4. Mandarin
    没有爱情的生活毫无意义。
    沒有愛情的生活毫無意義。
    méi yǒu ài qíng de shēng huó háo wú yì yì 。
    • Life without love is just totally pointless.
    • Life without love has no meaning at all.
  5. Mandarin
    许多人毫无目的地随波逐流。
    許多人毫無目的地隨波逐流。
    xǔ duō rén háo wú mù dì dì suí bō zhú liú 。
    • Many people drift through life without a purpose.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔见咗大概八毫子。
    我唔見咗大概八毫子。
    ngo5 m4 gin3 zo2 daai6 koi3 baat3 hou4 zi2 。
    • I've lost about 80 cents.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    「呢包奶几多钱？」「五蚊零五毫。」
    「呢包奶幾多錢？」「五蚊零五毫。」
    ni1 baau1 naai5 gei2 do1 cin2? ng5 man1 ling4 ng5 hou4.
    • "How much is this pack of milk?" "Five dollars and fifty cents."
  2. Cantonese
    药水半格等如几多毫升？
    藥水半格等如幾多毫升？
    joek3 seoi2 bun3 gaak3 dang2 jyu4 gei2 do1 hou4 sing1?
    • How many millilitres are there in a block of syrup?
  3. Cantonese
    呢个明星公开指责的士司机找少7毫子，真系好鬼cheap啰！
    呢個明星公開指責的士司機找少7毫子，真係好鬼cheap囉！
    ni1 go3 ming4 sing1 gung1 hoi1 zi2 zaak3 dik1 si2 si1 gei1 zaau2 siu2 cat1 hou4 zi2, zan1 hai6 hou2 gwai2 cip1 lo1!
    • This celebrity publicly criticized the taxi driver for giving change 70 cents short. What a cheapskate!
  4. Cantonese
    五毫
    五毫
    ng5 hou4
    • 五毛
    • 50 cents
  5. Cantonese
    港币壹仟参佰参拾柒圆五毫
    港幣壹仟參佰參拾柒圓五毫
    gong2 bai6 jat1 cin1 saam1 baak3 saam1 sap6 cat1 jyun4 ng5 hou4
    • HKD One thousand three hundred and thirty seven dollars and fifty cents
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    当年 CEC 仲系一只毫子股，讲紧系一两毫水位上落，冇乜成交𠮶只。
    當年 CEC 仲係一隻毫子股，講緊係一兩毫水位上落，冇乜成交嗰隻。
    yue:當年 CEC 仲係一隻毫子股，講緊係一兩毫水位上落，冇乜成交嗰隻。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    三个九毫九
    三個九毫九
    saam1 go3 gau2 hou4 gau2
    • three dollars and ninety-nine cents
  2. Mandarin
    常用容积单位升和毫升，也可以写成L和mL。
    常用容積單位升和毫升，也可以寫成L和mL。
    cháng yòng róng jī dān wèi shēng hé háo shēng ， yě kě yǐ xiě chéng Ｌ hé ｍＬ ．
    • Commonly used volume units such as litres and millilitres can also be written as L and mL.
  3. Cantonese
    九蚊九毫九
    九蚊九毫九
    gau2 man1 gau2 hou4 gau2
    • 9 dollars and 99 cents
  4. Cantonese
    六毫几
    六毫幾
    luk6 hou4 gei2
    • 60-something cents
  5. Mandarin
    卖肉的师傅毫不保留地讲解让刀飞快起来的磨刀妙招。
    賣肉的師傅毫不保留地講解讓刀飛快起來的磨刀妙招。
    mài ròu de shī fù háo bù bǎo liú de jiǎng jiě ràng dāo fēi kuài qǐ lái de mó dāo miào zhāo ．
    • The butcher explained without reservation how to sharpen a knife.