Description
粤语里面，打工仔表达打工的无奈，通常都会自称“受人二分四，冇计啦”，那么这个二分四究竟是什么东西呢？原来，在清朝末年，外来的银元被称为“鹰洋”，因为成色足够标准化程度高，所以很受市民欢迎，流通广泛，后来清政府、北洋政府也不甘人后，铸造自己的银元。这些银元被统称为“大洋”。一个大洋的标准重量为七钱二分。而当时广东地区的码头工人一个月的工资一般是一个大洋，分摊到一个月三十天里，每天是二分四厘，也就是所谓的“二分四”。所以“受人二分四”，也就是受雇于人、帮人打工的意思。当时还有个说法，叫“受人二分四，做到嗦晒气”，可见打工仔的艰辛。
Audio
Featured in this Episode
No persons identified in this episode.
Transcription
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
0
upvotes
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
Trump $82 Million Bond Spree, Brazil Tariffs 'Too High,' More
16 Nov 2025
Bloomberg News Now
Ex-Fed Gov Resigned After Rules Violations, Trump Buys $82 Mil of Bonds, More
16 Nov 2025
Bloomberg News Now
THIS TRUMP INTERVIEW WAS INSANE!
16 Nov 2025
HasanAbi
Epstein Emails and Trump's Alleged Involvement
15 Nov 2025
Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen
New Epstein Emails Directly Implicate Trump - H3 Show #211
15 Nov 2025
H3 Podcast
Trump Humiliates Himself on FOX as They Call Him Out
15 Nov 2025
IHIP News