錢 / 钱
The Cantonese word for money is 錢 / 钱.
The term 錢 / 钱 refers to money or currency. You can combine it with specific verbs to create common phrases: 搵錢 means to earn or make money, while 使錢 means to spend money. If you wish to refer to an unspecified amount, such as 'some money' or 'a bit of money', you can say 啲錢.
Meaning: currency (noun)
Did you know?
- The character 錢 is composed of components that historically relate to metal and a measurement, reflecting its ancient origins as a unit of weight.
- If you are looking for a job, you aren't just looking for 'work', you are literally looking for 搵錢, which translates to 'finding money'.
- While 'to spend money' is 使錢, if you are wasting money recklessly, Cantonese uses a much more vivid expression involving 'throwing' or 'pouring' it away.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “money” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
