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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúcián
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-chʻien²
    • Yale: yú-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuchyan
    • Palladius: юйцянь (jujcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúqiánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúciánr
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-chʻien²-ʼrh
    • Yale: yú-chyánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuchyal
    • Palladius: юйцяньр (jujcjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ cin⁴
    • Yale: yùh chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

榆錢

1. the fruit of an elm tree

榆錢

ancient Chinese coins