折錢

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	coin; money
trad. (折錢)		折	錢
simp. (折钱)		折	钱

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéqián, shéqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ, ㄕㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhécián
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-chʻien²
    • Yale: jé-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerchyan
    • Palladius: чжэцянь (čžɛcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shécián
    • Wade–Giles: shê²-chʻien²
    • Yale: shé-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherchyan
    • Palladius: шэцянь (šɛcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

Verb

折錢

1. (dialectal or literary) to lose money in business

Synonyms

• 了去 (Hokkien)
• 了大空 (Hokkien)
• 了本 (Hokkien)
• 了錢／了钱 (Hokkien)
• 倒篷頭／倒篷头 (⁵tau ⁶bon-deu) (Wu)
• 倒貼／倒贴 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 塌本 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 打出本 (Hakka)
• 折本 (shéběn)
• 虧損／亏损 (kuīsǔn)
• 虧本／亏本 (kuīběn)
• 蝕本／蚀本 (shíběn)
• 貼本／贴本 (Hokkien, Xiang)
• 賠本／赔本 (péiběn)

 

Pronunciation 2

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

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciatcvii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

Verb

折錢

1. (Hokkien) to convert into (currency); to exchange (a commodity) with (money)