銅錢

See also: 铜钱

Chinese

		copper	coin; money
trad. (銅錢)		銅	錢
simp. (铜钱)		铜	钱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): tóngqián

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): tong² qian²
Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ cin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thùng-chhièn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tâng-chîⁿ / tâng-chīⁿ / tâng-sián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóngqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóngcián
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung²-chʻien²
  - Yale: túng-chyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngchyan
  - Palladius: тунцянь (tuncjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
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- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: tong² qian²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: tungkian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ cin⁴
  - Yale: tùhng chìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ tsin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ qin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thùng-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tung^ˇ qien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tung² qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ¹¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâng-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tâng-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dangcvii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /taŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâng-chīⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tâng-tsīnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dangcvi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâng-sián
  - Tâi-lô: tâng-sián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dangsiern
  - IPA (Taipei): /taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴¹/

Noun

銅錢

an ancient coin with a square hole in the centre; copper cash; coin

Synonyms

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孔方錢 / 孔方钱 (kong³ fan¹ zienn²) (Xiang)
方孔錢 / 方孔钱 (fāngkǒngqián)
毽錢 / 毽钱 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
銅幣 / 铜币 (tóngbì)
錢圓 / 钱圆 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銅錢):

→ Korean: 동전(銅錢) (dongjeon)
→ Vietnamese: đồng tiền (銅錢)

Korean

Hanja in this term
銅	錢

Noun

銅錢 • (dongjeon) (hangeul 동전)

hanja form^? of 동전 (“coin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
銅	錢

Noun

銅錢

chữ Hán form of đồng tiền (“coin”)