贯 (guàn) — (classifier) string of (copper coins, originally 1000 cash)
Definition
贯 (guàn) is a traditional classifier used for a string of copper coins (一贯钱 = 1000 cash). It appears mainly in historical/classical contexts and is rare in modern speech.
classifier
string of (copper coins, originally 1000 cash)
Examples
- 。Tā gěi le wǒ yí guàn tóng qián zuò wéi bào chou.He gave me a string of copper coins as payment.
- ，。Sòng cháo shí qī, yí guàn qián néng mǎi bù shǎo dōng xī.During the Song dynasty, a string of cash could buy quite a few things.
- 贯。Nà wèi shāng rén qiàn le tā èr bǎi guàn qián.That merchant owed him two hundred strings of cash.
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