掙錢

掙錢

See also: 挣钱

Chinese

		to earn; to make (money); struggle	coin; money
trad. (掙錢)		掙	錢
simp. (挣钱)		挣	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngqián, zhēngqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ, ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang⁶ cin^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhèngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqchyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhēngqián
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaang⁶ cin^4-2
    • Yale: jaahng chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang⁶ tsin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zang⁶ qin²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡säːŋ²² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

掙錢

1. to earn money

Synonyms

• 賺錢／赚钱 (zhuànqián)
• (obsolete or Min, dialectal Wu) 趁錢／趁钱 (chènqián)

Adjective

掙錢

1. (colloquial) profitable