舊水 [旧－]

Jyutping gau6 seoi2
Pinyin jiù shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. hundred dollars / bucks [colloquial]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    百蚊​；​前面​配數​詞一至​到​九​，​或者​半
    hundred dollars; preceded by numerals 1-9 or 半bun3 (a half)
    • 伙記！唔該一嚿水叉燒！
      伙记！唔该一嚿水叉烧！
      fo2 gei3! m4 goi1 jat1 gau6 seoi2 caa1 siu1!
      Hey, one hundred dollars of char siu please!
    • 你上次食飯掙我四嚿水喎。
      你上次食饭挣我四嚿水㖞。
      nei5 soeng6 ci3 sik6 faan6 zaang1 ngo5 sei3 gau6 seoi2 wo3.
      You owe me 4 hundred dollars from the dinner last time.
  2. 參看
    嚿水
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, colloquial
    hundred dollars; hundred bucks (preceded by numerals 1-9 or 半 (bun³))
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    五旧水对佢嚟讲系一个小数目。
    五舊水對佢嚟講係一個小數目。
    ng5 gau6 seoi2 deoi3 keoi5 lai4 gong2 hai6 jat1 go3 siu2 sou3 muk6 。
    • Five hundred dollars is a small sum for him.
  2. Cantonese
    五旧水都唔嫌贵。
    五舊水都唔嫌貴。
    ng5 gau6 seoi2 dou1 m4 jim4 gwai3 。
    • I'd gladly pay $500 for it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一旧水
    一舊水
    jat1 gau6 seoi2
    • a hundred dollars
  2. Cantonese
    寻日我呓咗阿松一轮佢先肯借两旧水畀我。
    尋日我囈咗阿松一輪佢先肯借兩舊水畀我。
    cam4 jat6 ngo5 ngai1 zo2 aa3 cung4 jat1 leon4 keoi5 sin1 hang2 ze3 loeng5 gau6 seoi2 bei2 ngo5.
    • Yesterday, I bugged him for some time before Ah-Chung finally lent me two hundreds dollars.
  3. Cantonese
    你居然畀咗五旧水买橙，系咪俾鬼迷啊？
    你居然畀咗五舊水買橙，係咪俾鬼迷啊？
    nei5 geoi1 jin4 bei2 zo2 ng5 gau3 seoi2 mai5 caang2, hai6 mai6 bei2 gwai2 mai4 aa3?
    • You paid five hundred dollars for oranges? Were you bewitched by a ghost?