"yen" meaning in Chinese

See yen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jɛːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: jen¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jen¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin]
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
    Sense id: en-yen-zh-noun-6zdL3YcD Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: 日元 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 日圓 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 日幣 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 老日 argot [Beijing], 日元 [Taiwan], 日幣 [Taiwan], 日元 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], yen [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 日本yen [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 日yen [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 日票 [Tainan]
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