起碼貨

Chinese

		basic; minimal; elementary basic; minimal; elementary; at least	goods; money; commodity
trad. (起碼貨)		起碼	貨
simp. (起码货)		起码	货

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵chi-mo-hu

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵chi-mo-hu
    • MiniDict: chi^去 mo hu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-mo-hu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ mo⁵⁵ hu²¹/

Noun

起碼貨 (Shanghainese)

1. product of minimum quality

   • 年夜飯八隻冷盤是起碼貨。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     年夜饭八只冷盘是起码货。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 24

     ⁶gni-ya-ve ⁷paq-tsaq ⁶lan-boe ⁶zy ⁵chi-mo-hu [Wugniu]

     Having eight plates of cold food is a minimum for the Reunion Dinner.

Adverb

起碼貨 (Shanghainese)

1. at least

   • 搿次送禮起碼貨要送六百元禮。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     搿次送礼起码货要送六百元礼。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 24

     ⁸geq-tshy ⁵son-li ⁵chi-mo-hu ⁵iau ⁵son ⁸loq-paq-gnioe ⁶li [Wugniu]

     This time we have to give presents that cost at least 600 dollars.