Cardinal Numbers (Ho Tau)

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0 kong   20 ji chap
1 chit/it   21 ji chap it
2 nor/ji   22 ji chap ji
3 sa   23 ji chap sa
4 see   24 ji chap see
5 goh   25 ji chap goh
6 luck   26 ji chap luck
7 cheat   27 ji chap cheat
8 phaik   28 ji chap cheat
9 kau   29 ji chap kau
10 chap   30 sa chap
11 chap it   100 chit pak
12 chap ji   101 chit pak kong yit
13 chap sa   110 chit pak chap
14 chap see   1000 chit cheng
15 chap goh   1001 chit cheng kong it
16 chap luck   1100 chit cheng chit pak
17 chap cheat   10,000 chap cheng (or chit bun)
18 chap phaik   100,000 chit pak cheng
19 chap kau   1,000,000 chit pak bun
         

*Chit and it are used interchangeably depending on the situation, eg: 101 (chit pak kong it but NOT chit pak kong chit nor it pak kong it)

 
*Nor and ji are used similarly as well, eg: 202 (nor pak kong ji but NOT no pak kong no nor ji pak kong ji)

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