(pos:量詞)
<explanation>
yue:以上下嚟分隔嘅空間，每一個分隔咗嘅部分為之一層
eng:storey; floor; level, deck
<eg>
yue:雙層巴士 (soeng1 cang4 baa1 si2)
eng:double-decker bus
<eg>
yue:好攰！我行咗四層樓梯。 (hou2 gui6! ngo5 haang4 zo2 sei3 cang4 lau4 tai1.)
eng:I'm so tired! I just walked up four flights of stairs.
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<explanation>
yue:#住宅#單位 嘅量詞
eng:the measure word for an apartment or flat; when used this way, it usually does not refer to the whole floor of a building, but rather only a single apartment unit
<eg>
yue:佢上個月將層樓賣咗。 (keoi5 soeng6 go3 jyut6 zoeng1 cang4 lau2 maai6 zo2.)
eng:She sold her flat last month.
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<explanation>
yue:形容一啲物質佈滿物件嘅表層
eng:layer; level
<eg>
yue:張枱鋪咗一層灰。 (zoeng1 toi2 pou1 zo2 jat1 cang4 fui1.)
eng:The desk is covered with a layer of dust.
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<explanation>
yue:諗法、方案等抽象思想嘅量詞
eng:measure word for intangible thoughts
<eg>
yue:同佢結婚嘅話我就要同阿爸阿媽斷絕關係，呢層我諗咗好耐。 (tung4 keoi5 git3 fan1 ge3 waa2 ngo5 zau6 jiu3 tung4 aa3 baa4 aa3 maa1 tyun5 zyut6 gwaan1 hai6, ni1 cang4 ngo5 nam2 zo2 hou2 noi6.)
eng:To marry him, I would have to disown my parents; this is something that I have given much thought.
<eg>
yue:佢哋話安眠藥食得多會上癮，呢層我都知，但係我唔想令到自己咁辛苦！ (keoi5 dei6 waa6 on1 min4 joek6 sik6 dak1 do1 wui5 soeng5 jan5, ni1 cang4 ngo5 dou1 zi1, daan6 hai6 ngo5 m4 soeng2 ling6 dou3 zi6 gei2 gam3 san1 fu2!)
eng:They say you can get addicted to sleeping pills with incremental dosage. I know that already, but I just don't want to suffer anymore!
