錢眼

Chinese

		coin; money	eye
trad. (錢眼)		錢	眼
simp. (钱眼)		钱	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiányǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiányǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen³
    • Yale: chyán-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyean
    • Palladius: цяньянь (cjanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiányǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciányǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: chyán-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanyeal
    • Palladius: цяньяньр (cjanʹjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

錢眼

1. hole on a coin, making it able to be strung with a cord
2. (figurative) greed for money

Derived terms

• 鑽錢眼 / 钻钱眼 (zuān qiányǎn)