日元

Chinese

	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad. (日元)	日	元
alternative forms	日圓／日圆
anagram	元日

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rìyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jat⁶ jyun⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngit⁵ yon³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍t-goân / ji̍t-goân
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zeq-yoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rìyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rìhyuán
  - Wade–Giles: jih⁴-yüan²
  - Yale: r̀-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhyuan
  - Palladius: жиюань (žijuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    日元
    日圓 / 日圆
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ jyun⁴
  - Yale: yaht yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² jyːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    日元
    日圓 / 日圆
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngit⁵ yon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡit̚³² jᵘɔn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-goân
  - Tâi-lô: li̍t-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lidgoaan
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lit̚⁴⁻³² ɡuan²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-goân
  - Tâi-lô: ji̍t-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jidgoaan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² ɡuan²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡuan¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zeq-yoe
  - MiniDict: zeh^入 yoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-hhyoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ ɦyø²³/

Noun

日元

Japanese yen

Synonyms

(slang) 老日 (lǎorì)

Dialectal synonyms of 日元 (“Japanese yen”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		日元, 日圓, 日幣
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	老日 argot
	Taiwan	日元, 日幣
	Singapore	日幣, 日元
Cantonese	Hong Kong	日元, yen, 日本yen, 日yen, 日本紙
Southern Min	Tainan	日票