How to say “20% off” in Cantonese
baat3八zit3折
baat3 zit3 · 20% off
You pay eight tenths of the price, so 八折 is 20% off and 七折 is 30% off. A frequent confusion for visitors.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.