銀兩

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Chinese

silver; money tael
trad. (銀兩/銀両) /
simp. (银两)

Pronunciation


Noun

銀兩

  1. silver (used as a currency)
  2. (Cantonese; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) money

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References

  • Bolton, Kingsley, Hutton, Christopher (2005) A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang: The Language of Hong Kong Movies, Street Gangs and City Life, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 315