金錢

See also: 金銭 and 金钱

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	coin; money
trad. (金錢)		金	錢
simp. (金钱)		金	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ cin⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-chhièn
• Eastern Min (BUC): gĭng-cièng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-chîⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jincián
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-chʻien²
    • Yale: jīn-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinchyan
    • Palladius: цзиньцянь (czinʹcjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ cin⁴
    • Yale: gām chìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ tsin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ qin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-chhièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: gim´ qienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gim¹ qian²
    • Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭng-cièng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-chîⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kim-tsînn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimcvii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/

Noun

金錢

1. money; currency

   不受金錢支配／不受金钱支配  ―  bù shòu jīnqián zhīpèi  ―  to not be controlled by money

   時間就是金錢。／时间就是金钱。  ―  Shíjiān jiùshì jīnqián.  ―  Time is money.

   金錢不是萬能的，但沒錢是萬萬不能的。 [MSC, trad.]
   金钱不是万能的，但没钱是万万不能的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīnqián bù shì wànnéng de, dàn méi qián shì wànwàn bù néng de. [Pinyin]

   Money can't do everything, but you certainly can't do everything without money.

Synonyms

• 條件／条件 (tiáojiàn)
• 泉幣／泉币 (quánbì) (literary)
• 物質條件／物质条件 (wùzhì tiáojiàn)
• 產業／产业 (chǎnyè)
• 財富／财富 (cáifù)
• 財帛／财帛 (cáibó) (dated)
• 財物／财物 (cáiwù)
• 財產／财产 (cáichǎn)
• 財貝／财贝 (Dungan)
• 財貨／财货 (cáihuò)
• 貨幣／货币 (huòbì)
• 資本／资本 (zīběn)
• 資源／资源 (zīyuán) (slang)
• 資金／资金 (zījīn)
• 銀彈／银弹 (yíndàn) (figurative)
• 銀錢／银钱 (yínqián)
• 錢幣／钱币 (qiánbì)
• 錢眼／钱眼 (qiányǎn) (figurative)
• 錢財／钱财 (qiáncái)

 

Derived terms

• 金錢肚／金钱肚 (jīnqiándǔ)
• 金錢至上／金钱至上 (jīnqián zhìshàng)
• 金錢草／金钱草 (jīnqiáncǎo)
• 金錢薄荷／金钱薄荷
• 金錢豹／金钱豹 (jīnqiánbào)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (金錢):

• → Japanese: 金銭(きんせん) (kinsen)
• → Korean: 금전(金錢) (geumjeon)
• → Vietnamese: kim tiền (金錢)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	錢
きん Grade: 1	せん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 金錢 – see the following entry.

【金銭きんせん】 [noun] money

(This term, 金錢, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
金	錢

Noun

金錢 • (geumjeon) (hangeul 금전)

1. Hanja form^? of 금전 (“money”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
金	錢

Noun

金錢

1. chữ Hán form of kim tiền (“money”).