榆錢

See also: 榆钱

Chinese

		elm	coin; money
trad. (榆錢)		榆	錢
simp. (榆钱)		榆	钱

Etymology

the fruit of an elm tree resembles ancient Chinese copper coins, hence the name.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúqián

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ cin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yúqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuchyan
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    於潛／于潜
    榆錢／榆钱
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúqiánr
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuchyal
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ cin⁴
  - Yale: yùh chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ qin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

榆錢

the fruit of an elm tree

榆錢

ancient Chinese coins

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