洗錢

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	coin; money
trad. (洗錢)		洗	錢
simp. (洗钱)		洗	钱

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² cin^4-2
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sóe-chîⁿ / sé-chîⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): soi² zin⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐcián
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-chʻien²
    • Yale: syǐ-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiichyan
    • Palladius: сицянь (sicjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sai² cin^4-2
    • Yale: sái chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² tsin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² qin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 洗錢／洗钱 使錢／使钱

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sóe-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sué-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soefcvii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sé-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefcvii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: soi² zin⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sói tsîⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /soi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

Verb

洗⫽錢 (verb-object)

1. (intransitive) to launder money

Synonyms

• 洗黑錢／洗黑钱 (xǐhēiqián)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² cin^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sai² cin^4-2
    • Yale: sái chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai² tsin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei² qin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 洗錢／洗钱 使錢／使钱

Verb

洗⫽錢 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 使錢／使钱 (“to spend money”)