盧比

See also: 卢比

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (盧比)		盧	比
simp. (卢比)		卢	比

Etymology

From English rupee, from Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā) or Urdu رپیا (rupayā), coined by Mughal emperor Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lúbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ bei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lúbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lúbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: lu²-pi³
    • Yale: lú-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lubii
    • Palladius: луби (lubi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ bei²
    • Yale: lòuh béi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ bei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ béi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ pei̯³⁵/

Noun

盧比

1. rupee; rupiah