錢 (cin4) — cash; coins in Cantonese
cinˎ₄錢
简 钱
Mandarin Pinyin: qian2
Meaning of 錢
nouncash; coins
nouna traditional unit of weight (1/10 of a tael)
nounmoney; fund; wealth
nouna Chinese family name
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Example Sentences with 錢
呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。
This price is higher than normal.
我沒錢.
I don't have any money.
我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.
呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!
今年聖誕節不要在我身上花錢喔！
Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!
Words Containing 錢
熱錢jit6 cin2
hot money, refugee capital
幾錢gei2 cin2
'how much (does this cost)?'
佣錢jung2 cin2
commission; poundage
小錢siu2 cin2
brass farthing; penny; stiver
罰錢fat6 cin2
to fine; to impose a monetary penalty
洋錢joeng4 cin2
flat silver former coinage; foreign money
搵錢wan2 cin2
just another way to express "make money"
寄錢gei3 cin2
remit money; remittance
血汗錢hyut3 hon6 cin2
hard-earned money, money earned with blood and sweat
有錢出錢，有力出力jau5 cin2 ceot1 cin2, yau5 lik6 ceot1 lik6
if one has money give money, if one has strength offer one's strength
先使未來錢sin1 sai2 mei6 loi4 cin4
spend future money in advance
值錢zik6 cin2
costly; valuable for money
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