孔方
Chinese
| hole; surname | square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
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| simp. and trad. (孔方) |
孔 | 方 | |
Etymology
So named as ancient Chinese coins were produced with a square hole in the middle.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄤ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongfang
- IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
孔方
Derived terms
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