金豆

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Chinese

metal; gold; money bean; sacrificial vessel
simp. and trad.
(金豆)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

金豆

  1. golden bean kumquat
  2. (Fuzhou Eastern Min) pea (Pisum sativum)
  3. (Lichuan Gan, Gutian Eastern Min) corn; maize
Synonyms
  • (pea):
  • (corn):

Pronunciation 2


Noun

金豆

  1. (Hokkien) gold beads for making into a chain
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) Piloncitos (pea-sized pieces of gold that were once used as a form of currency)

Further reading

  • 陳修 (2000) 台灣話大詞典, 远流出版事业股份有限公司, →ISBN, page 888
  • 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “金豆”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 328
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “kim-tāu”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co.; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899