块儿八毛

Traditional form:

塊兒八毛

Pinyin (reading):

kuàirbāmáo

Definitions:

• one yuan or less
• around 80 cents or one dollar

Characters:

• 块 - piece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for currency
• 儿 - son, child
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse

Traditional characters:

• 塊 - piece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for currency
• 兒 - son, child
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse