负两 (fù liǎng) — minus two (non-standard; normally 负二 fù èr)

Definition

This is a non-standard way to say 'negative two / minus two'. For numbers and temperatures, use 负二 (fù èr) instead; 两 is for general quantities like 两个, 两百.

numeral

minus two (non-standard; normally 负二 fù èr)

Examples

负两，。
Jīn tiān de wēn dù shì fù liǎng dù, fēi cháng lěng.
Today's temperature is minus two degrees, very cold.
负两。
Zhè ge shù jiǎn qù sān děng yú fù liǎng.
This number minus three equals negative two.
负两，。
Tā cóng yín háng zhàng hù lǐ qǔ le fù liǎng bǎi yuán, zhàng hù qiàn kuǎn le.
He withdrew negative two hundred yuan from his bank account, the account is overdrawn.

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