銀行

See also: 银行

Chinese

		silver; money	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (銀行)		銀	行
simp. (银行)		银	行

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 銀 (ぎん)行 (こう) (ginkō, “bank”), which was in turn a semantic readaptation of Chinese 銀行／银行 (yínháng, “jewellery dealer”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yínháng
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
(Dungan, Cyrillic): йинхон (jinhon, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiùn-hòng
Min Dong (BUC): ngṳ̀ng-òng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gîn-hâng / gûn-hâng / gîrn-hâng
(Teochew, Peng'im): ngeng⁵ hang⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): nyin hhaan (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yínháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynharng
  - IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: йинхон (jinhon, I-I)
  - IPA ^(key): /ʝĩ²⁴ xɔ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
  - Yale: ngàhn hòhng, ngàhn hóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngan⁴ hong⁴, ngan⁴ hong^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngen⁴ hong⁴, ngen⁴ hong²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/, /ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Note: ngan4 hong4-2 - dated.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiùn-hòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiunˇ hongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun² hong²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯un¹¹ hoŋ¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀ng-òng
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(Ø-)ŋouŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Taichung, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîn-hâng
  - Tâi-lô: gîn-hâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ginhaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gin¹³⁻²² haŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Penang): /gin²³⁻²¹ haŋ²³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gin²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûn-hâng
  - Tâi-lô: gûn-hâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gunhaang
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /gun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /gun²⁴⁻¹² haŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gun²⁴⁻¹¹ haŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîrn-hâng
  - Tâi-lô: gîrn-hâng
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngeng⁵ hang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngṳ̂ng hâng
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ haŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nyin hhaan (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲɪɲ²² ɦɑ̃⁴⁴/

Noun

銀行

bank (financial institution) (Classifier: 家; 間／间; 個／个)
銀行出納員 / 银行出纳员 ― yínháng chūnàyuán ― bank teller
銀行業務 / 银行业务 ― yínháng yèwù ― banking business
銀行集團 / 银行集团 ― yínháng jítuán ― banking group
銀行的貸款應按期償還。 [MSC, trad.]
银行的贷款应按期偿还。 [MSC, simp.]
Yínháng de dàikuǎn yīng ànqī chánghuán. [Pinyin]
Bank loans should be paid back on time.
(literary, archaic) jewellery dealer

Derived terms

Derived terms from 銀行

世界銀行／世界银行 (Shìjiè Yínháng)
中國銀行／中国银行 (Zhōngguó Yínháng)
互助儲蓄銀行／互助储蓄银行 (hùzhù chǔxù yínháng)
人力銀行／人力银行 (rénlì yínháng)
儲蓄銀行／储蓄银行 (chǔxù yínháng)
投資銀行／投资银行 (tóuzī yínháng)
日本銀行／日本银行 (Rìběn Yínháng)
花旗銀行／花旗银行 (Huāqí Yínháng)
英倫銀行／英伦银行 (Yīnglún Yínháng)

英格蘭銀行／英格兰银行 (Yīnggélán Yínháng)
貯蓄銀行／贮蓄银行
部分準備金銀行制度／部分准备金银行制度 (bùfen zhǔnbèijīn yínháng zhìdù)
銀行卡／银行卡 (yínhángkǎ)
銀行家／银行家 (yínhángjiā)
銀行對帳單／银行对帐单 (yínháng duìzhàngdān)
銀行業／银行业 (yínhángyè)
銀行燈／银行灯 (yínhángdēng)
銀行賬戶／银行账户 (yínháng zhànghù)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
銀	行
ぎん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

銀 (gin, “medium of exchange; money”) +‎ 行 (kō, “business establishment; firm”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎんこー [gìńkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [ɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Noun

銀行 (counter 行, hiragana ぎんこう, rōmaji ginkō, historical hiragana ぎんかう)

a bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

Terms containing "銀行"

大銀行 (daiginkō): big bank
一六銀行 (ichirokuginkō): pawnshop
角膜銀行 (kakumakuginkō): eye bank
仮想銀行 (kasōginkō): virtual bank
為替銀行 (kawaseginkō): exchange bank
眼球銀行 (gankyūginkō): eye bank
巨大銀行 (kyodaiginkō): megabank
血液銀行 (ketsuekiginkō): blood bank
興業銀行 (kōgyōginkō): industrial bank

国立銀行 (kokuritsuginkō): a national bank
市中銀行 (shichūginkō): city bank
正金銀行 (shōkinginkō): specie bank
商業銀行 (shōgyōginkō): commercial bank
信託銀行 (shintakuginkō): trust bank
準備銀行 (junbiginkō): reserve bank
人材銀行 (jinzaiginkō): job bank
住友銀行 (sumitomoginkō): Sumitomo Bank
世界銀行 (sekaiginkō): World Bank

善意銀行 (zen'iginkō): charity distribution center
相互銀行 (sōgoginkō): mutual savings bank
兌換銀行 (dakanginkō): bank of issue
地方銀行 (chihōginkō): regional bank
中央銀行 (chūōginkō): a central bank
中国銀行 (chūgokuginkō): Bank of China
都市銀行 (toshiginkō): city bank
日本銀行 (nipponginkō): Bank of Japan

Descendants

→ Chinese: 銀行
→ Korean: 은행 (eunhaeng)
→ Vietnamese: ngân hàng

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
銀	行

Noun

銀行 • (eunhaeng) (hangeul 은행)

Hanja form^? of 은행 (“bank, financial institution”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
銀	行

Noun

銀行

Hán tự form of ngân hàng (“bank, financial institution”).

[NHK-1] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN