sycee

n. 纹银, 银锭

发音

UK /sʌɪˈsiː/
US /ˈsaɪsiː/
US /saɪˈsiː/

词形变化

sycees 复数 sycees

别名

sisee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.

    不可数 可数

词源

From Cantonese 細絲 /细丝 (sai³ si¹, “fine silk”), variously explained as owing to the bullion's ability to be worked into fine strands or from the resemblance of its luster.

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