分文

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (分文)		分	文
simp. #(分文)		分	文

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ man⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fenwún
    • Wade–Giles: fên¹-wên²
    • Yale: fēn-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenwen
    • Palladius: фэньвэнь (fɛnʹvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ man⁴
    • Yale: fān màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Noun

分文

1. (usually in negative sentences) a single cent; a single penny

Derived terms

• 分文不取 (fēnwénbùqǔ)
• 身無分文／身无分文 (shēnwúfēnwén)