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使錢

使錢

See also: 使钱

Chinese

		to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger	coin; money
trad. (使錢)		使	錢
simp. (使钱)		使	钱

Adverb

使錢

(literary, Cantonese, Hakka) to spend money

呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！ [Cantonese, trad.]

呢个圣诞唔好为咗我使钱！ [Cantonese, simp.]

Ne¹ go³ sing³ daan³ m⁴ hou² wai⁴ zo² ngo⁵sai² cin^4-2! [Jyutping]

Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

Synonyms

花錢／花钱 (huāqián)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǐqián

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² cin^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-chhièn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shǐqián
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyychyan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² cin^4-2
  - Yale: sái chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² tsin^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii` qienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si³ qian²
  - IPA: /sɨ³¹ t͡ɕʰi̯en¹¹/