降準

Chinese

		to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender	accurate; standard
trad. (降準)		降	準
simp. (降准)		降	准

Etymology

準／准 (zhǔn) is short for 存款準備金率／存款准备金率 (cúnkuǎn zhǔnbèijīn lǜ, “reserve requirement ratio”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàngzhǔn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong³ zeon²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàngzhǔn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàngjhǔn
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴-chun³
    • Yale: jyàng-jwǔn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianqjoen
    • Palladius: цзянчжунь (czjančžunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong³ zeon²
    • Yale: gong jéun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong³ dzoen²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong³ zên²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³³ t͡sɵn³⁵/

Verb

降準

1. (finance) to cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR)