古錢

Chinese

		ancient; old	coin; money
trad. (古錢)		古	錢
simp. (古钱)		古	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔcián
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-chʻien²
    • Yale: gǔ-chyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuchyan
    • Palladius: гуцянь (gucjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kuX dzjen

Rime
Character	古	錢
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	公戸切	昨仙切
Baxter	kuX	dzjen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuoX/	/d͡ziᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/kuoX/	/d͡ziɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/koX/	/d͡zjæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɔX/	/d͡zian/
Li Rong	/koX/	/d͡ziɛn/
Wang Li	/kuX/	/d͡zĭɛn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuoX/	/d͡zʱi̯ɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gǔ	qián
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gu2	cin4

Noun

古錢

1. ancient currency

   • 於是民間盜鑄者雲起，雜以鉛錫，並不牢固。又剪鑿古錢，以取其銅，錢轉薄小，稍違官式。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     于是民间盗铸者云起，杂以铅锡，并不牢固。又剪凿古钱，以取其铜，钱转薄小，稍违官式。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shen Yue, Book of Song, 492-493 CE

     Yúshì mínjiān dàozhù zhě yúnqǐ, zá yǐ qiān xī, bìng bù láogù. Yòu jiǎnzáo gǔqián, yǐ qǔ qí tóng, qián zhuǎn bó xiǎo, shāo wéi guānshì. [Pinyin]

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   • 壬子，斷新錢，專用古錢。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     壬子，断新钱，专用古钱。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties

     Rénzǐ, duàn xīn qián, zhuān yòng gǔqián. [Pinyin]

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