# 紙錢
## Chinese

* 紙錢

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhǐqián
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зычян (zɨči͡an, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^2$ cin$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chóa-chîⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zua$^2$ zin$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐqián
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhcián
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^3$-chʻien$^2$
*** Yale: jř-chyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyychyan
*** Palladius: чжицянь (čžicjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зычян (zɨči͡an, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^2$ cin$^4$
*** Yale: jí chìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^2$ tsin$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^2$ qin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chóa-chîⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsuá-tsînn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoafcvii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zua$^2$ zin$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuá tsîⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sua⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

### Noun

紙錢
* joss paper; paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead or for gods
    From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
    Xīnnián chūyī rì, jiào tā dào fén shàng shāo zhǐqián qù, yòu shuōdào: “Nǐ dào fén shàng qù, xiàng lǎodiē shuō: wǒ niánjì lǎo le, zhè tiānqì lěng, wǒ bùnéng qīnzì lái tì qìngjiā bàinián.” [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1949, “男燒衣”, in 廣東大戲考, 廣東播音界聯誼社, page 2:
       siu$^1$ jip$^6$ zi$^2$ cin$^4$ zyu$^1$ leoi$^6$ ok$^3$ jan$^2$, saam$^1$ bui$^1$ bok$^6$ zau$^2$ din$^6$ mui$^{6-2}$ gu$^1$ wan$^4$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Dungan, Eastern Min) paper money; bill; note; banknote

#### Synonyms

* (joss paper):
* 冥幣／冥币 (míngbì)
* 冥紙／冥纸
* 冥鈔／冥钞 (míngchāo)
* 冥錢／冥钱
* 冥鏹／冥镪 (ming$^5$ koeng$^5$) (Cantonese)
* 楮錢／楮钱 (chǔqián) (literary)
* 溪錢／溪钱 (kai$^1$ cin$^4$) (Cantonese)
* 神紙／神纸
* 箔仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 紙字／纸字 (Hokkien)
* 紙楮／纸楮
* 紙紮／纸扎 (zhǐzhá)
* 衣紙／衣纸 (yīzhǐ)
* 金紙／金纸
* 金銀紙／金银纸 (jīnyínzhǐ)
* 銀紙／银纸 (Hokkien)
* 錢紙／钱纸 (zienn$^2$ zhr$^3$) (Xiang)
* 陰司紙／阴司纸 (jam$^1$ si$^1$ zi$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 陰司錢／阴司钱
* 鬼鈔／鬼钞 (guǐchāo)
* (banknote):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 紙幣, 鈔票, 紙鈔 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 鈔票 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 錢, 紙的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鈔票 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 票子, 鈔票, 紙幣 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 紙票兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 票子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 票子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 票子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 票子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 票子, 鈔票 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 紙錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 票子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 錢, 鈔票 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 票子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 票子, 沓沓子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 票子, 票兒, 鈔票, 紙幣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鈔票, 票子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 票子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 票子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 票子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 票子, 鈔票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 票子, 鈔票 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 銀紙, 錢 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 銀紙, 錢 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 錢, 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 銀紙 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 票子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鈔票, 票子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 票子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 銀紙, 紙幣 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 錢 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 花邊 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Changting | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 紙洋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 票子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 金票 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 紙票 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 銀票 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 銀紙 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 銀紙 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鈔票 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 票票 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 票子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 錢 |
| Jin | Linhe | 票子 |
| Jin | Jining | 鈔票 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 錢 |
| Jin | Baotou | 鈔票 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 票子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 票仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 紙票, 紙錢, 鈔, 錢票 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 紙字, 銀紙, 銀票 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 紙字, 銀紙, 銀票 dated |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 紙字仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 銀票, 鈔票 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 銀票, 紙票 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 紙張仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 銀紙, 銀票, 票仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 銀票, 紙票 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 銀票, 紙票 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 銀票, 紙票 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 銀票 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 銀票, 什票 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 紙票 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 紙字, 紙幣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鈔票, 紙字, 紙幣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 紙字, 紙幣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 銀紙 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 紙字 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 紙鐳 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 銀紙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 銀紙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 紙字 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 紙字 dated |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 錢, 紙字 dated |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 紙字, 錢, 票 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 錢, 票 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 紙字 dated, 錢, 票 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 紙字 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 錢, 票 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 鈔票 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 銀錢 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 銀紙 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 銀紙 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鈔票 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鈔票, 票子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鈔票 |
| Wu | Danyang | 鈔票, 票票 humorous |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鈔票, 票子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鈔票 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鈔票 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鈔票 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 紙票 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 票子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 票子 |

#### Derived terms

* 獻紙錢／献纸钱

#### See also

* 燒包／烧包 (shāobāo)