葡幣
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Chinese[edit]
Portugal | money; coins; currency | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (葡幣) | 葡 | 幣 | |
simp. (葡币) | 葡 | 币 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Púbì
- Wade–Giles: Pʻu2-pi4
- Yale: Pú-bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pwubih
- Palladius: Пуби (Pubi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou4 bai6
- Yale: pòuh baih
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou4 bai6
- Guangdong Romanization: pou4 bei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯²¹ pɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
葡幣
- (Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong) Macanese pataca
Usage notes[edit]
Although this term literally means “Portuguese currency”, it only refers to Macanese patacas. Portuguese escudos are referred as 士姑度 (si6 gu1 dou6) instead, which is a term directly borrowed from Portuguese.