copper coin; Qing currency
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
copper subsidiary currency; copper coin
archaicAlso written as 铜元. Used from the late Qing Dynasty until the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War (1937). Historical currency no longer in circulation.
Yé爷
ye爷
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hěn很
duō多
Qīng清
dài代
de的
tóng铜
yuán圆
。
Grandfather has collected many copper coins from the Qing Dynasty.
Zhè这
xiē些
tóng铜
yuán圆
jiàn见
zhèng证
le了
nà那
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
shí时
qī期
。
These copper coins bear witness to that historical period.
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Yī一
méi枚
tóng铜
yuán圆
zài在
dāng当
shí时
kě可
yǐ以
mǎi买
dào到
liǎng两
gè个
mán馒
tou头
。
One copper coin could buy two steamed buns at that time.