贰
uppercase for two; betray
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnumeral
uppercase form of the number two
formalStandardly used on financial documents, checks, and legal papers to prevent alteration of numbers.
The amount on this check is one hundred and twenty yuan exactly.
Monetary amounts in contracts must be written in uppercase characters like yi, er, san.
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Please fill out the reimbursement form for two thousand five hundred yuan.
Banks require that amounts be filled in using uppercase characters from one to ten.
The numbers on this receipt need to use the uppercase er instead of the standard er.
verb
to betray; to defect; to turn traitor
literaryUsed exclusively in literary and formal written contexts, not in daily spoken language.
This turncoat general surrendered to the enemy during the dynastic change.
Many traitors in history have been reviled by later generations.
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He was condemned by his family for betraying his lord.
This historical drama tells the complex life of a turncoat official.
Most evaluations of traitors in ancient historical books are very harsh.