孔方

Chinese

		hole; surname	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (孔方)		孔	方

Etymology

So named as ancient Chinese coins were produced with a square hole in the middle.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒngfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngfang
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-fang¹
    • Yale: kǔng-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongfang
    • Palladius: кунфан (kunfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

孔方

1. (figurative, humorous) money

Derived terms

• 孔方兄 (kǒngfāngxiōng)