銀 (ngan4 | yin2) : silver; currency

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銀

ngan4

yin2

[1] [n] silver; argentum (Ag)
[2] [n] currency; cash; coin
[3] [adj] silver-coloured; silvery

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

銀 / 银

This word has been viewed 18281 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 15:04

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銀行 ngan4 hong4 yin2 hang2 = bank

銀仔 ngan4*2 zai2 = coins; small money 粵

銀包 ngan4 baau1 = wallet; purse 粵

收銀員 sau1 ngan4*2 jyun4 shou1 yin2 yuan2 = counterperson; clerk; cashier

銀根 ngan4 gan1 yin2 gen1 = the money market; money

金銀財寶 gam1 ngan4 coi4 bou2 jin1 yin2 cai2 bao3 = treasures, riches

銀牌 ngan4 paai4 = silver medal

銀幕 ngan4 mok6 yin2 mu4 = the movies, the "silver screen"

銀色 ngan4 sik1 yin2 se4 = silveriness, the grade of silver in coins

金銀 gam1 ngan4 = bullion
See all 125 compounds (CantoDict reports 238 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 銀

我媽媽在銀行上班國
My mum works at a bank.

擸埋啲碎銀塞入櫃桶粵
Grab the coins and shove them into the drawer.

多謝嗮你噃，承惠十一銀啦。粵
Thank you. Please pay eleven dollars.

我想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I want to go to the bank in a moment to cash a cheque.

佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone.
[頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]

我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon.
[Shouldn't be parsed as 我等陣(我哋) but as 我等陣]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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