盧比

盧比

See also: 卢比

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (盧比)		盧	比
simp. (卢比)		卢	比

Etymology

From English rupee, from Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā) or Urdu رپیا‎ (rupayā), coined by Mughal emperor Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lúbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ bei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lúbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lúbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: lu²-pi³
    • Yale: lú-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lubii
    • Palladius: луби (lubi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁴ bei²
    • Yale: lòuh béi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ bei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ béi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ pei̯³⁵/

Noun

盧比

1. rupee