盧比

See also: 卢比

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (盧比)		盧	比
simp. (卢比)		卢	比

Etymology

From Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupayā)/Urdu رپيا‎ (rupayā), coined by Mughal emperor Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lúbǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ bei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lúbǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lubii
  - IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ bei²
  - Yale: lòuh béi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ bei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ béi²
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ pei̯³⁵/

Noun

盧比

rupee

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