皮嘢 [－－]

Jyutping pei4 je5
Pinyin pí yě

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) X tens of thousands of dollars (usually prefixed by a number)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    皮​；​一萬蚊
    ten grands; ten thousands dollars
    • 幾皮嘢
      几皮嘢
      gei2 pei4 je5
      thirty to ninety grands
    • 呢件衫成皮嘢。
      呢件衫成皮嘢。
      ni1 gin6 saam1 sing4 pei4 je5.
      This shirt/blouse costs nearly ten grands.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    汤姆买六合彩赢咗一皮嘢。
    湯姆買六合彩贏咗一皮嘢。
    tong1 mou5 maai5 luk6 hap6 coi2 jeng4 zo2 jat1 pei4 je5 。
    • Tom won $10,000 in the lottery.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三四皮嘢
    三四皮嘢
    saam1 sei3 pei4 je5
    • thirty, forty grands
  2. Cantonese
    今朝阿松一见到我就急急脚走咗人，跟住我先省返起佢借咗我两皮嘢未还。
    今朝阿松一見到我就急急腳走咗人，跟住我先省返起佢借咗我兩皮嘢未還。
    gam1 ziu1 aa3 cung4 jat1 gin3 dou2 ngo5 zau6 gap1 gap1 zau6 goek3 zau2 zo2 jan4, gan1 zyu6 ngo5 sin1 sing2 hei2 keoi5 ze3 zo2 ngo5 loeng5 pei4 je5 mei6 waan4.
    • This morning, A-chung ran away upon seeing me. Then I recalled he hasn't returned the twenty thousand dollars to me yet.
  3. Cantonese
    佢揾开几皮嘢，生活都叫做唔错。
    佢揾開幾皮嘢，生活都叫做唔錯。
    keoi5 wan2 hoi1 gei2 pei4 je5, sang1 wut6 dou1 giu3 zou6 m4 co3.
    • He earns a couple tens of grands every month, life is not that bad for him.
  4. Cantonese
    几皮嘢
    幾皮嘢
    gei2 pei4 je5
    • thirty to ninety grands
  5. Cantonese
    呢件衫成皮嘢。
    呢件衫成皮嘢。
    ni1 gin6 saam1 sing4 pei4 je5.
    • This shirt/blouse costs nearly ten grands.