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Chinese[edit]
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go against; most; peak go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
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basket; cage
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trad. (頂籠)
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頂
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籠
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simp. (顶笼)
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顶
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笼
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Pronunciation[edit]
頂籠
- (Cantonese) at most
隻股票頂籠上到三十六蚊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
只股票顶笼上到三十六蚊。 [Cantonese, simp.]- zek3 gu2 piu3 ding2 lung2 soeng5 dou3 saam1 sap6 luk6 man1. [Jyutping]
- This stock will rise to $36 at most.
佢望落頂籠得廿歲。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢望落顶笼得廿岁。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 mong6 lok6 ding2 lung2 dak1 jaa6 seoi3. [Jyutping]
- He appears to be twenty years old at most.
Synonyms[edit]
- 充其量 (chōngqíliàng)
- 最多 (zuìduō)
- 極你濟/极你济 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 極其量/极其量 (gik6 kei4 loeng6) (Cantonese)
- 極加/极加 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 盡加/尽加 (Hokkien)
- 至多 (zhìduō)
- 頂多/顶多 (dǐngduō)
頂籠
- (Cantonese) to reach the limit