起碼貨

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 (Wiktionary): qi mo hu (T2)

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• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: qi mo hu (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³³ mo⁵⁵ hv̩ʷ²¹/

Noun

起碼貨 (Shanghainese Wu)

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

   [n̠ʲi²² ɦia̱⁵⁵ v̥e̞²¹ pa̱ʔ³³ t͡sa̱ʔ⁴⁴ lã²² b̥ø⁴⁴ z̥z̩³³  t͡ɕʰi³³ mo⁵⁵ hv̩ʷ²¹] [IPA]

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

Adverb

起碼貨 (Shanghainese Wu)

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

   [ɡ̊əʔ¹¹ t͡sʰz̩²³ sʊŋ³³ li⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi³³ mo⁵⁵ hv̩ʷ²¹ iɔ⁴⁴  sʊŋ⁴⁴  lʊʔ¹¹ pa̱ʔ²² n̠ʲyø²³ li²³] [IPA]

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