we want to eat a little rice and have few cats - little for those we cannot count and few for those we can count
However, in our language, a little = a few and there is no distinction between the two.
There are many ways to say a little / a few and I am going to list them for you from my current study notes. I am sure as I 讀破 [tag8pua3] my dictionaries, I might be able to find more. 哈哈
- siam1su1 參須
- su1gian2 須囝 sometimes said susu1gian2須須囝
- sê1su1 些須
- dih4gian2 滴囝
- giam2 減
- ko2 顆
- dam6boh8 淡泊
- diam2gian2 點囝
- lang5su1 零須
All of these would be said in Mandarin as yi1dian3dian3 一點點 or shao3liang4 少量
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