yuan
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓/圆 (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Compare Japanese 円 (en), Korean 원 (圓, won). Doublet of yen and won.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
yuan (plural yuan or yuans)
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
basic unit of money in China
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See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
yuan m (plural yuans)
- yuan (Chinese currency)
Further readingEdit
- “yuan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
yuan
- nonstandard spelling of yuān
- nonstandard spelling of yuán
- nonstandard spelling of yuǎn
- nonstandard spelling of yuàn
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
yuan m (definite singular yuanen, indefinite plural yuanar, definite plural yuanane)
- (numismatics) currency used in China (since 1971)
ReferencesEdit
- “yuan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
yuan m (plural yuans)
- yuan (currency unit of China)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
yuan m (plural yuanes)