grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)/a small particle/to have rice as food/ten thousand/a quantifier for hours/a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
量詞
計算細圓形物體嘅單位 grain; granule; small round object
一粒子彈
一粒子弹
jat1 lap1 zi2 daan2 bullet
幾粒米
几粒米
gei2 nap1 mai5 a few grains of uncooked rice
幾粒仔豆腐
几粒仔豆腐
gei2 nap1 zai2 dau6 fu6 several small cubes of bean curd
量詞
用喺某個人嘅後代，尤其喺佢好錫自己後代嘅時候 used for one's next generations, especially when one cherishes his/her own offspring
我得佢一粒仔咋！
我得佢一粒仔咋！
ngo5 dak1 keoi5 jat1 nap1 zai2 zaa3! He's my only son!
我好掛住我粒孫。
我好挂住我粒孙。
ngo5 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 ngo5 nap1 syun1. I miss my grandson / granddaughter so much.
量詞
計算小時嘅量詞，通常會配「鐘」 unit of hours, often used with 鐘zung1
你今日做咗幾多粒鐘？
你今日做咗几多粒钟？
nei5 gam1 jat6 zou6 zo2 gei2 do1 nap1 zung1? For how many hours did you work today?
量詞
計算細數量嘅字或者音節 used to count a small amount of characters/letters or syllables
量詞
計算高級警官戴喺膊頭上面嘅花形肩章（花），引申指組織入面嘅身份地位 used for the number of star-shaped pips in the insignia of a higher-ranked police officer or, by extension, the rank or position of a person in an organisation
大粒
大粒
daai6 lap1 slang word for high-ranked
膊頭有三粒花
膊头有三粒花
bok3 tau4 jau5 saam1 nap1 faa1 three pips on one's shoulder
量詞
萬蚊；同盤、餅、雞、皮 ten thousand dollars
半粒嘢
半粒嘢
bun3 lap1 je5 $5000
十幾粒
十几粒
sap6 gei2 nap1 a hundred and a few tens of thousands of dollars ($1X0000)
三粒半水
三粒半水
saam1 lap1 bun3 seoi2 $35000
Definitions (Unihan)
grain
small particle
Cangjie Input
FDYT
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
丁
丁兒 – 丁儿
顆 – 颗
粒
粒 [－]
Jyutping
lap1
Pinyin
lì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)/a small particle/to have rice as food/ten thousand/a quantifier for hours/a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
grain
character, Cantonese, slang
Classifier for money: ten thousand yuan, dollars, etc.
character, Hokkien, Malaysia, Mandarin, Min-Dong, Singapore
Classifier for round, solid objects.
一粒西瓜
一粒西瓜
yī lì xī guā a watermelon
character
small particle
character
Classifier for small, round objects: granule, grain, particle, piece ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
一粒米
一粒米
yī lì mǐ a grain of rice
一粒糖
一粒糖
jat1 lap1 tong2 a piece of candy
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2597
HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #514
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
你衬衫的第二粒衣钮好像快要掉下来了。
你襯衫的第二粒衣鈕好像快要掉下來了。
nǐ chèn shān de dì èr lì yī niǔ hǎo xiàng kuài yào diào xià lái le 。
我的儿子从盒子里拿了一粒糖。
我的兒子從盒子裏拿了一粒糖。
wǒ de ér zi cóng hé zi lǐ ná le yī lì táng 。
My son took a candy from the box.
My son took a sweet from the box.
Mandarin
在我们头顶飞舞著的沙粒，在我们手中挥动著的刀剑……它们不是甚么，只不过是在夜空中擦过的一朵朵流星。
在我們頭頂飛舞著的沙粒，在我們手中揮動著的刀劍……它們不是甚麼，只不過是在夜空中擦過的一朵朵流星。
zài wǒ men tóu dǐng fēi wǔ zhù de shā lì ， zài wǒ men shǒu zhōng huī dòng zhù de dāo jiàn …… tā men bú shi shèn me ， zhǐ bu guò shì zài yè kōng zhōng cā guò de yī duǒ duǒ liú xīng 。
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.