蚊雞 [－鸡]

Jyutping man1 gai1
Pinyin wén jī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an informal way to refer to the Hong Kong dollar(s) units
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    以元​為​單​位​嘅​錢
    dollars
    • 三蚊雞之嘛。
      三蚊鸡之嘛。
      saam1 man1 gai1 zi1 maa3.
      It's just three dollars.
  2. 近義詞
    蚊
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese, colloquial
    Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck
    (syn.) 元, 銀, 個, 圓, 蚊雞, 塊, 文, 個銀, 雞士, 箍 dated, 盾, 雞嘢, 箍, 蚊
    • 十蚊鸡一盅饭，真系抵！
      十蚊鸡一盅饭，真系抵！
      sap6 man1 gai1 jat1 zung1 faan6, zan1 hai6 dai2!
      10 bucks for a pot of rice, what a deal!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 塊錢 – 块钱
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    几蚊鸡唔使计得咁均真啦。
    幾蚊雞唔使計得咁均真啦。
    gei2 man1 gai1 m4 sai2 gai3 dak1 gam3 gwan1 zan1 laa1.
    • It's just a few dollars, there's no need to obsess about it.
  2. Cantonese
    几蚊鸡，好闲啫！
    幾蚊雞，好閒啫！
    gei2 man1 gai1, hou2 haan4 ze1!
    • It's just a few bucks. There's no big deal!
  3. Cantonese
    三蚊鸡之嘛。
    三蚊雞之嘛。
    saam1 man1 gai1 zi1 maa3.
    • It's just three dollars.
  4. Cantonese
    反正都洗咗咁多钱，都唔志在𠮶几蚊鸡啦下话。
    反正都洗咗咁多錢，都唔志在嗰幾蚊雞啦下話。
    faan2 zing3 dou1 sai2 zo2 gam3 do1 cin2, dou1 m4 zi3 zoi6 go2 gei2 man1 gai1 laa1 haa6 waa5.
    • You've spent a huge fortune, and you don't care about those few bucks, do you?
  5. Cantonese
    人哋问佢借一两蚊鸡，佢都耍手拧头。
    人哋問佢借一兩蚊雞，佢都耍手擰頭。
    jan4 dei6 man6 keoi5 ze3 jat1 loeng5 man1 gai1, keoi5 dou1 saa2 sau2 ning6 tau2.
    • When asked to lend a penny or two, he still refuses.