夠數

Chinese

		to reach; to be enough	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (夠數)		夠	數
simp. (够数)		够	数

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ sou³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ sou³
  - Yale: gau sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ sou̯³³/

Verb

夠⫽數 (verb-object)

(Cantonese) to be sufficient in number
- 1975, 黃霑 (lyrics and music), “兩個夠晒數 [Two is Enough]”, performed by 仙杜拉:
  
  兩個已經夠晒數 [Cantonese, trad.]
  两个已经够晒数 [Cantonese, simp.]
  loeng⁵ go³ ji⁵ ging¹ gau³ saai³ sou³ [Jyutping]
  two [children] is already enough

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