葡幣
Chinese
| Portugal | money; coins; currency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (葡幣) | 葡 | 幣 | |
| simp. (葡币) | 葡 | 币 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Púbì
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Púbì
- Wade–Giles: Pʻu2-pi4
- Yale: Pú-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pwubih
- Palladius: Пуби (Pubi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou4 bai6
- Yale: pòuh baih
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou4 bai6
- Guangdong Romanization: pou4 bei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯²¹ pɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
葡幣
Usage notes
Although this term literally means “Portuguese currency”, it only refers to Macanese patacas. Portuguese escudos are referred to as 埃斯庫多 / 埃斯库多 (āisīkùduō) in Mandarin or 士姑度 (si6 gu1 dou6) in Cantonese instead, which are both directly borrowed from Portuguese.