silver dollar (historical currency)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
silver dollar; silver yuan coin
dialectA historical Chinese currency made of silver, used before the widespread adoption of paper money and fiat currency. The term "光洋" is specifically a dialectal term, prevalent in areas like Guangdong and Guangxi.
Yé爷
ye爷
de的
xiāng箱
dǐ底
hái还
cáng藏
zhe着
jǐ几
méi枚
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
guāng光
yáng洋
。
Grandpa still has a few silver dollars from the Republican era hidden at the bottom of his trunk.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
yī一
kuài块
guāng光
yáng洋
néng能
mǎi买
bù不
shǎo少
mǐ米
。
In the old society, one silver dollar could buy a lot of rice.
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Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
dǒng董
diàn店
zài在
shōu收
gòu购
gè各
zhǒng种
bǎn版
bié别
de的
guāng光
yáng洋
。
This antique shop is buying various editions of silver dollars.