old silver coin; unit of measure
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
old silver coin (used in Guangdong and Guangxi, esp. 20-cent pieces)
dialectHistorical currency term used in South China during the late Qing and Republican periods.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
jǐ几
méi枚
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
háo毫
zi子
。
My grandfather collected a few old silver coins from the Republican period.
Yǐ以
qián前
mǎi买
dōng东
xi西
cháng常
yòng用
háo毫
zi子
，
xiàn现
zài在
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
People used to shop with these silver coins all the time, but you rarely see them now.
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Zhè这
méi枚
èr二
jiǎo角
háo毫
zi子
shì是
guǎng广
dōng东
zào造
de的
。
This twenty-cent coin was minted in Guangdong.
measure word
unit equal to 0.1 fen (same as 毫)
dialectDialectal measure word for small amounts of currency.
Hái还
chà差
jǐ几
háo毫
zi子
cái才
gòu够
yī一
kuài块
qián钱
。
We're still a few tenths of a cent short of one dollar.
Zhè这
dōng东
xi西
pián便
yi宜
，
zhǐ只
yào要
wǔ五
háo毫
zi子
。
This thing is cheap; it only costs half a cent.