死錢

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	coin; money
trad. (死錢)		死	錢
simp. (死钱)		死	钱

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² cin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhcián
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-chʻien²
    • Yale: sž-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syychyan
    • Palladius: сыцянь (sycjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐqiánr
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhciánr
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-chʻien²-ʼrh
    • Yale: sž-chyánr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syychyal
    • Palladius: сыцяньр (sycjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² cin⁴
    • Yale: séi chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

Noun

死錢

1. dead money; money that does not add or rise in value
2. fixed income

Pronunciation 2

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sí-chîⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sí-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sycvii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

Noun

死錢

1. (Mainland China Hokkien) money inherited from one's elders
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) money hidden away and not used

Antonyms

• 活錢／活钱