燒錢 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/, /siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shāoqián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄠㄑㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu¹ cin⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], shāoqián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄠㄑㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shaocián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shao¹-chʻien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shāu-chyán [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shauchyan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шаоцянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šaocjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīu chín [Cantonese, Yale], siu¹ tsin⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu¹ qin⁴⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 烧钱 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 燒錢

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      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to burn paper money"
      ],
      "id": "en-燒錢-zh-verb-qSktB2-L",
      "links": [
        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
        [
          "paper money",
          "paper money"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal) to burn paper money"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to waste a lot of money on unnecessary things; to roll out the cash"
      ],
      "id": "en-燒錢-zh-verb-2j4cfm4a",
      "links": [
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "unnecessary",
          "unnecessary"
        ],
        [
          "roll out",
          "roll out"
        ],
        [
          "cash",
          "cash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) to waste a lot of money on unnecessary things; to roll out the cash"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāoqián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ cin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāoqián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shaocián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shao¹-chʻien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāu-chyán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shauchyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шаоцянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šaocjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīu chín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ tsin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu¹ qin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "燒錢"
}

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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to burn paper money"
      ],
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        [
          "burn",
          "burn"
        ],
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          "paper money",
          "paper money"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literal) to burn paper money"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to waste a lot of money on unnecessary things; to roll out the cash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "unnecessary",
          "unnecessary"
        ],
        [
          "roll out",
          "roll out"
        ],
        [
          "cash",
          "cash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) to waste a lot of money on unnecessary things; to roll out the cash"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāoqián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ cin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāoqián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shaocián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shao¹-chʻien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shāu-chyán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shauchyan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шаоцянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šaocjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīu chín"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ tsin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu¹ qin⁴⁻²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "燒錢"
}

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