收據 / 收据
sau¹ geoi³
The Cantonese word for receipt is 收據 / 收据 (sau¹ geoi³).
收據 / 收据 (sau¹ geoi³) is used to refer to a written acknowledgement of payment. In a retail setting, you may hear the phrase 攞收據 (lo2 sau¹ geoi³) when referring to the act of getting a receipt.
Meaning: written acknowledgement (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 收據 / 收据 is composed of 收 (sau¹), meaning 'to receive' and 據 (geoi³), meaning 'evidence' or 'proof'.
Which one should you use?
收據 / 收据 refers specifically to a formal receipt that serves as proof of payment. In contrast, 單 (daan1) is used in daily life to refer to a simple bill, a list or a transaction slip.
How do you pronounce it?
sau¹ geoi³
Did you know?
- Using the formal 收據 (sau¹ geoi³) at a street food stall can make you sound like a business auditor rather than a hungry customer.
- The character 據 (geoi³) is also used in the word for 'evidence' in a legal trial, linking a simple payment receipt to courtroom proof.
- In Hong Kong, the word 單 (daan1) is so versatile that it can mean a receipt, a bill, a list and even a single sheet of paper.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “receipt” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
