掙錢
See also: 挣钱
Chinese
| to earn; to make (money); struggle | coin; money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掙錢) | 掙 | 錢 | |
| simp. (挣钱) | 挣 | 钱 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngqián
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngcián
- Wade–Giles: chêng4-chʻien2
- Yale: jèng-chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchyan
- Palladius: чжэнцянь (čžɛncjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngqián
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcián
- Wade–Giles: chêng1-chʻien2
- Yale: jēng-chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchyan
- Palladius: чжэнцянь (čžɛncjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: zen4 qian2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zenkian
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sən²¹³ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaang6 cin4-2
- Yale: jaahng chín
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang6 tsin4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: zang6 qin4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːŋ²² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
Verb
掙錢
- to earn money
- 2010, Jiang Wen, director, Let the Bullets Fly, spoken by Ma Bangde (Ge You):
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 掙錢 (“to earn money; to make a living”) [map]
Adjective
掙錢
- (colloquial) profitable
References
- “掙錢”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.