posted by huyilin on April 9, 2014 | 9 comments
我团购了两份。有四碗面，两份土豆丝，两份烧鸡，四听饮料！ 算上税和小费， 我们每人11块。What does 听 stand for？Is it a measure word for beverages, like 罐？
Yup! It's a measure word used for "cans" or "tins" of things (neat example of a foreign loanword getting incorporated in Chinese as a measure word).
Yup! It's a measure word used for "cans" or "tins" of things (neat example of a foreign loanword getting incorporated in Chinese as a measure word).
yes,a measure word for beverages, but only for those ring-pull can.
yes,a measure word for beverages, but only for those ring-pull can.
yes,a measure word for beverages, but only for those ring-pull can.
alec.zanussi on July 7, 2014 | reply
But, does it mean also "listen to"? like 听音乐?
Yes, 听 is the verb "to listen", here the pronounciation is borrowed to act as a measure word (a 'tin').
alec.zanussi on July 7, 2014 | reply
Thank you! :)