斗零

Chinese

		ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	remnant; zero; to fall
trad. (斗零)		斗	零
simp. #(斗零)		斗	零
alternative forms		斗令

Etymology

Named for the coin's mass, which is 3 candareens and 6 cash (1.37 g). In a common secret code (之辰代碼) that was used by merchants in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, 3 is 斗 and 6 is 零.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dau² ling^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dau² ling^4-2
    • Yale: dáu líng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau² ling^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo² ling^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

斗零

1. (Cantonese, dated) five-cent coin (Classifier: 個／个 c)

   • 據說因適逢今年是英女皇90大壽，女皇頭硬幣再次被熱炒，斗零值15,000元一個？ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     据说因适逢今年是英女皇90大寿，女皇头硬币再次被热炒，斗零值15,000元一个？ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, 陳淑儀, 【你屋企有冇？】64年女皇頭斗零值萬五

     geoi³ syut³ jan¹ sik¹ fung⁴ gam¹ nin⁴ si⁶ jing¹ neoi⁵ wong⁴ 90 daai⁶ sau⁶, neoi⁵ wong⁴ tau⁴ ngaang⁶ bai⁶ zoi³ ci³ bei⁶ jit⁶ caau², dau² ling^4-2 zik⁶ 15,000 jyun⁴ jat¹ go³? [Jyutping]

     It is said that because it is the 90th birthday of the Queen of England, coins with the Queen's head are being hyped. A five-cent coin is now worth $15,000?

Derived terms

• 斗零踭