yuan

See also: Yuan, yuán, yuàn, Yuán, yuān, Yuăn, and yuǎn

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓 (yuán "circle" > "round coin") referring to the piece of eight (compare Japanese en 円, Korean won 원).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /jʊˈɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌjuːˈɑn/, /ˈjuːən/

Noun

yuan (plural yuan or yuans)

  1. The basic unit of money in China.

Translations

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Mandarin 元 (yuán).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɥan/, /ɥan/

Noun

yuan m (plural yuans)

  1. yuan (Chinese currency)

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

yuan

  1. nonstandard spelling of yuān
  2. nonstandard spelling of yuán
  3. nonstandard spelling of yuǎn
  4. nonstandard spelling of yuàn

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

yuan m (plural yuans)

  1. yuan (currency unit of China)

Spanish

Etymology

From Mandarin 元 (yuán).

Noun

yuan m (plural yuanes)

  1. yuan
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