值錢

See also: 值钱

Chinese

Etymology 1

		value; (to be) worth; to happen	coin; money
trad. (值錢)		值	錢
simp. (值钱)		值	钱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhíqián

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ cin^4-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ta̍t-chhièn

(Hailu, HRS): dad^ˋ cien

(Meixian, Guangdong): ced⁶ qiên²
Eastern Min (BUC): dĭk-cièng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ta̍t-chîⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): dag⁸ zin⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhíqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhcián
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-chʻien²
  - Yale: jŕ-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrchyan
  - Palladius: чжицянь (čžicjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ cin^4-2
  - Yale: jihk chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ tsin^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ qin^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ta̍t-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: dad qien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dad⁶ qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tat̚⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: dad^ˋ cien
  - Sinological IPA: /tat² t͡sʰien⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ced⁶ qiên²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰət̚⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dĭk-cièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiʔ⁵⁻³³ t͡sieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍t-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ta̍t-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dadcvii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dag⁸ zin⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ta̍k tsîⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tak̚⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

Adjective

值錢

valuable; costly
這個水晶很值錢。 [MSC, trad.]
这个水晶很值钱。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè ge shuǐjīng hěn zhíqián. [Pinyin]
This crystal is very valuable.

Synonyms

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值銅鈿 / 值铜钿 (⁸zeq ⁶don-di) (Wu)
值鐳 / 值镭 (Puxian Min)
可貴 / 可贵 (kěguì)
名貴 / 名贵 (míngguì)
寶貴 / 宝贵 (bǎoguì)
對重 / 对重 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
抵錢 / 抵钱 (dai² cin^4-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang)
有價值 / 有价值 (yǒujiàzhí)
珍奇 (zhēnqí)
珍貴 / 珍贵 (zhēnguì)
甘貴 / 甘贵 (gan¹ guei⁴) (Xiang)
矜貴 / 矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
致重 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
貴重 / 贵重 (guìzhòng)
金貴 / 金贵 (jīnguì)
高貴 / 高贵 (gāoguì)

Derived terms

不值錢 / 不值钱 (bùzhíqián)

Noun

值錢

(literary) value; cost

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 值錢 – see 值鈿 (“to cherish; to treasure; to care for; to love and hold dear”). (This term is a variant form of 值鈿).

References

“值錢”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
“Entry #2823”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.