yuan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mandarin 元 (yuán).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA: /ˌjuːˈɑn/ or /ˈjuːən/
Noun[edit]
yuan (plural yuans)
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
basic unit of money in China
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mandarin 元 (yuán).
Noun[edit]
yuan m (plural yuans)
- yuan (Chinese currency)
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
yuan
- nonstandard spelling of yuān
- nonstandard spelling of yuán
- nonstandard spelling of yuǎn
- nonstandard spelling of yuàn
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mandarin 元 (yuán).
Noun[edit]
yuan m (plural yuanes)
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mandarin 元 (yuán).
Noun[edit]
yuan
Categories:
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Currency
- French terms derived from Mandarin
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Currency
- Mandarin pinyin
- Spanish terms derived from Mandarin
- Spanish nouns
- es:Currency
- Vietnamese terms derived from Mandarin
- Vietnamese nouns
- vi:Currency