ngan4 cin4銀錢银钱
Jyutpingngan4 cin4
Yalengàhn chìhn
Definition
A dollar.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Refers to money in a general, slightly old fashioned or colloquial sense, often used interchangeably with 錢. While it literally contains the character for silver, it is used for any currency regardless of the actual metal or material. It carries a slightly more tactile or rustic feel compared to the standard 錢.
Examples
Do you still have any money in your pocket?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the specific currency unit 蚊, which is the standard way to count dollars. Using 銀錢 as a direct counter like 兩銀錢 is non standard and sounds awkward to native speakers.
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