子錢

Chinese

		child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	coin; money
trad. (子錢)		子	錢
simp. (子钱)		子	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǐqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhcián
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-chʻien²
    • Yale: dž-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyychyan
    • Palladius: цзыцянь (czycjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Noun

子錢

1. (historical, finance) interest
2. (historical, finance) usury; high-interest loan

Synonyms

• (interest):

• 利仔錢／利仔钱 (Hokkien)
• 利子 (lìzi) (dated)
• 利息 (lìxī)
• 利鈿／利钿 (⁶li-di) (Wu)
• 利錢／利钱 (lìqián)
• 子金 (zǐjīn) (literary)
• 息金 (xījīn) (literary)
• 息錢／息钱 (si⁶ zienn²) (Xiang)
• 錢利／钱利 (cièng-*lé) (Eastern Min)
• 錢息／钱息 (cièng-sék) (Eastern Min)

 

• (usury):

• 印子錢／印子钱 (yìnziqián) (historical)
• 閻王債／阎王债
• 高利貸／高利贷 (gāolìdài)