different between yuan vs renminbi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (yuán), from ??? (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Compare Japanese ?(??) (en), Korean ? (?, won). Doublet of yen and won.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /j????n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ju??n/, /?ju?n/

Noun

yuan (plural yuan or yuans)

1. The basic unit of money in China.

Synonyms

• kuai, kwai (informal)

Translations

See also

• renminbi
• CNY
• RMB

Anagrams

• Aynu, anyu

French

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (yuán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?an/, /?an/

Noun

yuan m (plural yuans)

1. yuan (Chinese currency)

Further reading

• “yuan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Mandarin

Romanization

yuan

1. nonstandard spelling of yu?n
2. nonstandard spelling of yuán
3. nonstandard spelling of yu?n
4. nonstandard spelling of yuàn

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

yuan m (definite singular yuanen, indefinite plural yuanar, definite plural yuanane)

1. (numismatics) currency used in China (since 1971)

References

• “yuan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• iuane

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (yuán).

Noun

yuan m (plural yuans)

1. yuan (currency unit of China)

Spanish

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (yuán).

Pronunciation

Noun

yuan m (plural yuanes)

1. yuan

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) renminpi

Etymology

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin ??????? (rénmínbì, “people's currency”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???n.m?n.bi/

Noun

renminbi (plural renminbis or renminbi)

1. The official currency of the People's Republic of China

Synonyms

• yuan
• RMB
• CNY

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.min.bi/

Noun

renminbi m (plural renminbis)

1. renminbi

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• renmimbi

Noun

renminbi m (plural renminbis)

1. renminbi (currency unit of China)