sycee

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /sʌɪˈsiː/    美 /ˈsaɪsiː/|/saɪˈsiː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China. countable,historical,uncountable
  2. Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival. uncountable

词形变化

sycees plural

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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