How do we say “approximately” in Teochew Uê?
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zing3to3 |
進退｜进退 |
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geng1
zing3to3 |
斤進退｜斤进退 |
Approximately
a catty [500 g in China, 600 g in Taiwan, 604.8 g in SE Asia] |
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zab8 zing3to3
huê3 |
十進退歲｜十进退岁 |
Approximately
10 years old |
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zian5 |
成 |
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zian5
bêh4 geng1 |
成百斤 |
Approximately
10 catties |
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zian5
zab8 nang5 |
成十人 |
Approximately
10 people |
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ca1m6do1 |
差唔多 translated as cha4bu5duo1 差不多 in
Mandarin |
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co2liag8 |
草略
translated as da4zhi4 大致 in Mandarin |
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da2kai3 |
大概 |
今日掠著隻貓鼠，差唔多照生大 [今天抓到一隻老鼠，差不多這麼大]
Caught a rat today, approximately this big!
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今天抓到一隻老鼠，差不多這麼大 |
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