金錢

See also: 金銭 and 金钱

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	coin; money
trad. (金錢)		金	錢
simp. (金钱)		金	钱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnqián

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-chhièn
Eastern Min (BUC): gĭng-cièng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-chîⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jincián
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-chʻien²
  - Yale: jīn-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinchyan
  - Palladius: цзиньцянь (czinʹcjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ cin⁴
  - Yale: gām chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gim^ˊ qien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gim¹ qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭng-cièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kim-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimcvii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/

Noun

金錢

money; currency
不受金錢支配／不受金钱支配 ― bù shòu jīnqián zhīpèi ― to not be controlled by money

時間就是金錢。／时间就是金钱。 ― Shíjiān jiùshì jīnqián. ― Time is money.

金錢不是萬能的，但沒錢是萬萬不能的。 [MSC, trad.]
金钱不是万能的，但没钱是万万不能的。 [MSC, simp.]
Jīnqián bù shì wànnéng de, dàn méi qián shì wànwàn bù néng de. [Pinyin]
Money can't do everything, but you certainly can't do everything without money.

Synonyms

下本 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
條件 / 条件 (tiáojiàn)
泉幣 / 泉币 (quánbì) (literary)
物質條件 / 物质条件 (wùzhì tiáojiàn)
產業 / 产业 (chǎnyè)
財富 / 财富 (cáifù)
財帛 / 财帛 (cáibó) (dated)
財物 / 财物 (cáiwù)
財產 / 财产 (cáichǎn)
財貝 / 财贝 (Dungan)
財貨 / 财货 (cáihuò)
貨幣 / 货币 (huòbì)
資本 / 资本 (zīběn)
資源 / 资源 (zīyuán) (slang)
資金 / 资金 (zījīn)
銀彈 / 银弹 (yíndàn) (figurative)
銀錢 / 银钱 (yínqián)
錢幣 / 钱币 (qiánbì)
錢眼 / 钱眼 (qiányǎn) (figurative)
錢財 / 钱财 (qiáncái)

Derived terms

金錢肚 / 金钱肚 (jīnqiándǔ)
金錢至上 / 金钱至上 (jīnqián zhìshàng)
金錢草 / 金钱草 (jīnqiáncǎo)
金錢薄荷 / 金钱薄荷
金錢豹 / 金钱豹 (jīnqiánbào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (金錢):

→ Japanese: 金銭(きんせん) (kinsen)
→ Korean: 금전(金錢) (geumjeon)
→ Vietnamese: kim tiền (金錢)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	錢
きん Grade: 1	せん Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 金錢 – see the following entry.

【金銭きんせん】

[noun] money

(This term, 金錢, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
金	錢

Noun

金錢 • (geumjeon) (hangeul 금전)

hanja form^? of 금전 (“money”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
金	錢

Noun

金錢

chữ Hán form of kim tiền (“money”)