"yen" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /jɛːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: jen¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Yale], jen¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English yen, from Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|yen}} English yen, {{der|yue|ja|円||yen, circle|tr=en}} Japanese 円 (en, “yen, circle”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} yen
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) yen; Japanese monetary unit and coin Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, colloquial Synonyms: 日元 (rìyuán), 日幣/日币 (rìbì), 日幣 (rìbì), 日币 (rìbì)

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