"min" meaning in Chinese

See min in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /maːi̯⁵⁵/, /maːi̯n⁵⁵/
Etymology: From clipping of English minus. Etymology templates: {{der-lite/lang|yue|en|allow family=1|sort=}} English, {{str left|minus|1}} m, {{str left|minus|1}} ', {{m-lite|en|minus|minus||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} minus, {{der-lite|yue|en|minus|minus}} English minus
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, university slang) minus (in an academic grade) Wikipedia link: English language Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, morpheme Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-min-zh-suffix-emgP-KD- Categories (other): Cantonese terms with collocations, Hong Kong Cantonese, Pages using lite templates

Download JSON data for min meaning in Chinese (1.9kB)

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