銀行

See also: 银行

Chinese

		silver	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (銀行)		銀	行
simp. (银行)		银	行

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), borrowing from Japanese 銀行 (ぎんこう) (ginkō, “bank”), semantically readapted from Chinese 銀行／银行 (“jewellery dealer”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yínháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiùn-hòng
• Min Dong (BUC): ngṳ̀ng-òng
• Min Nan (POJ): gîn-hâng / gûn-hâng / gîrn-hâng
• Wu (Wiktionary): nyin hhaan (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yínháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynhangr
    • IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
    • Yale: ngàhn hòhng, ngàhn hóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngen⁴ hong⁴, ngen⁴ hong²
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/, /ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Note: ngan4 hong4-2 - dated.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiùn-hòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiunˇ hongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun² hong²
    • IPA: /ɲi̯un¹¹ hoŋ¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀ng-òng
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(Ø-)ŋouŋ⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîn-hâng
    • Tâi-lô: gîn-hâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ginhaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /gin¹³⁻²² haŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /gin²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûn-hâng
    • Tâi-lô: gûn-hâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gunhaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /gun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /gun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /gun²⁴⁻¹¹ haŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /gun²⁴⁻¹² haŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîrn-hâng
    • Tâi-lô: gîrn-hâng
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: nyin hhaan (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲɪɲ²² ɦɑ̃⁴⁴/

Noun

銀行

1. bank (financial institution) (Classifier: 家; 間／间; 個／个)

   銀行出納員 / 银行出纳员  ―  yínháng chūnàyuán  ―  bank teller

   銀行業務 / 银行业务  ―  yínháng yèwù  ―  banking business

   銀行集團 / 银行集团  ―  yínháng jítuán  ―  banking group

2. (literary, archaic) jewellery dealer

Derived terms

• 世界銀行／世界银行 (Shìjiè Yínháng)
• 中國銀行／中国银行 (Zhōngguó Yínháng)
• 儲蓄銀行／储蓄银行 (chǔxù yínháng)
• 投資銀行／投资银行 (tóuzī yínháng)
• 日本銀行／日本银行 (Rìběn Yínháng)
• 花旗銀行／花旗银行 (Huāqí Yínháng)
• 英倫銀行／英伦银行 (Yīnglún Yínháng)

• 英格蘭銀行／英格兰银行 (Yīnggélán Yínháng)
• 銀行卡／银行卡 (yínhángkǎ)
• 銀行家／银行家 (yínhángjiā)
• 銀行對帳單／银行对帐单 (yínháng duìzhàngdān)
• 銀行業／银行业 (yínhángyè)
• 銀行賬戶／银行账户 (yínháng zhànghù)

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
銀	行
ぎん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

銀 (gin, “medium of exchange; money”) +‎ 行 (kō, “business establishment; firm”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ぎんこう [gìńkóó] (Heiban - [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Noun

銀行 (counter 行, hiragana ぎんこう, rōmaji ginkō, historical hiragana ぎんかう)

1. a bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

Terms containing "銀行"

• 大銀行 (daiginkō): big bank
• 一六銀行 (ichirokuginkō): pawnshop
• 角膜銀行 (kakumakuginkō): eye bank
• 仮想銀行 (kasōginkō): virtual bank
• 為替銀行 (kawaseginkō): exchange bank
• 眼球銀行 (gankyūginkō): eye bank
• 巨大銀行 (kyodaiginkō): megabank
• 血液銀行 (ketsuekiginkō): blood bank
• 興業銀行 (kōgyōginkō): industrial bank

• 国立銀行 (kokuritsuginkō): a national bank
• 市中銀行 (shichūginkō): city bank
• 正金銀行 (shōkinginkō): specie bank
• 商業銀行 (shōgyōginkō): commercial bank
• 信託銀行 (shintakuginkō): trust bank
• 準備銀行 (junbiginkō): reserve bank
• 人材銀行 (jinzaiginkō): job bank
• 住友銀行 (sumitomoginkō): Sumitomo Bank
• 世界銀行 (sekaiginkō): World Bank

• 善意銀行 (zen'iginkō): charity distribution center
• 相互銀行 (sōgoginkō): mutual savings bank
• 兌換銀行 (dakanginkō): bank of issue
• 地方銀行 (chihōginkō): regional bank
• 中央銀行 (chūōginkō): a central bank
• 中国銀行 (chūgokuginkō): Bank of China
• 都市銀行 (toshiginkō): city bank
• 日本銀行 (nipponginkō): Bank of Japan

Descendants

• Chinese: 銀行／银行
• Korean: 은행 (eunhaeng)
• Vietnamese: ngân hàng

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Korean

Hanja in this term
銀	行

Noun

銀行 • (eunhaeng) (hangeul 은행)

1. Hanja form^? of 은행, “bank, financial institution”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
銀	行

Noun

銀行

1. Hán tự form of ngân hàng, “bank, financial institution”