gold yuan certificate; historical currency
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a paper currency issued by the Nationalist Government of China in 1948
formalA historical currency issued in the final years of the Chinese Civil War, which suffered from hyperinflation and became largely worthless.
Yī1
jiǔ9
sì4
bā8
nián年
，
guó国
mín民
zhèng政
fǔ府
wèi为
le了
yìng应
duì对
jīng经
jì济
wēi危
jī机
，
qiáng强
zhì制
tuī推
xíng行
le了
jīn金
yuán圆
quàn券
。
In 1948, the Nationalist Government forcibly introduced the Gold Yuan Certificate to cope with the economic crisis.
Yóu由
yú于
làn滥
fā发
，
jīn金
yuán圆
quàn券
xùn迅
sù速
biǎn贬
zhí值
，
dǎo导
zhì致
è恶
xìng性
tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
。
Due to reckless issuance, the Gold Yuan Certificate rapidly depreciated, leading to hyperinflation.
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Jīn金
yuán圆
quàn券
de的
shī失
bài败
jiā加
sù速
le了
guó国
mín民
dǎng党
zhèng政
quán权
zài在
dà大
lù陆
de的
kuǎ垮
tái台
。
The failure of the Gold Yuan Certificate hastened the collapse of the Nationalist regime on the mainland.