old Cantonese currency; regional silver coin
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the standard regional currency used in Guangdong, Guangxi and other Lingnan regions in old times; historical subunit of silver currency
archaicRefers to the pre-modern currency system used in southern China (the Lingnan region) before the standardization of the national currency. Typically a silver-based subunit (one-tenth of a yuan/dollar), distinct from the larger '大洋' (silver dollar). The term combines '毫' (hao, a tenth) and '洋' (foreign silver dollar).
Zǔ祖
fù父
liú留
xià下
le了
yī一
xiē些
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
háo毫
yáng洋
。
My grandfather left behind some haoyang coins from the Republican era.
Zài在
jiù旧
shí时
de的
guǎng广
zhōu州
，
yī一
háo毫
yáng洋
kě可
yǐ以
mǎi买
dào到
yī一
wǎn碗
yún云
tūn吞
miàn面
。
In old Guangzhou, one haoyang could buy a bowl of wonton noodles.
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Háo毫
yáng洋
yǔ与
yín银
háo毫
、
tóng铜
xiān仙
děng等
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
le了
dāng当
shí时
fù复
zá杂
de的
huò货
bì币
tǐ体
xì系
。
Haoyang, along with yinhao and tongxian, formed the complex monetary system of that time.