# 零錢
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): língqián
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nin$^2$ qian$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ling$^4$ cin$^{4-2}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'liang$^4$ qien$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): làng-chhièn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lang$^2$ qiên$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ling$^1$ qie$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-chîⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: língqián
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: língcián
*** Wade–Giles: ling$^2$-chʻien$^2$
*** Yale: líng-chyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingchyan
*** Palladius: линцянь (lincjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nin$^2$ qian$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: linkian
*** Sinological IPA : /nin²¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ling$^4$ cin$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: lìhng chín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ling$^4$ tsin$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ling$^4$ qin$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'liang$^4$ qien$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈliaŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: làng-chhièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: lang$^ˇ$ qien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lang$^2$ qian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /laŋ¹¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lang$^2$ qiên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /laŋ¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ling$^1$ qie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lĩŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-chîⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: lîng-tsînn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lengcvii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

### Noun

零錢
* banknotes of small value or coins
* (finance, accounting, business) extra money earned on the side
* pocket money

#### Synonyms

* (banknotes of small value or coins):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 散錢 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 散錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 散錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 零票兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 零錢 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 零票子, 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 散錢, 散票, 散紙, 小紙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 零錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 零頭錢, 零頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 散紙, 碎紙, 散銀, 碎銀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 散紙, 碎銀, 散銀, 碎紙 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 散銀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 散紙, 碎紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 濕碎錢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 碎紙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 碎錢, 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 散紙, 碎紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 濕碎錢 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 零頭錢 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 散紙 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 散使 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 散使 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 散使錢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 散使 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 散紙, 碎銀, 碎紙, 散使 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 散紙, 碎紙, 散使 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 散使 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 濕碎錢 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 散紙, 碎紙 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 散紙 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 零錢 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 零仔 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 零錢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 零錢, 細錢, 散紙, 碎紙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 散紙 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 散紙 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 散紙 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 散紙 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 散紙 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 零錢 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 零錢, 零星錢 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 零錢, 零星錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 零錢, 零星錢 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 零錢, 零星錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 零錢, 零星錢 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 零星錢 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 零散 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 零錢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 零錢, 碎錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 碎錢, 碎票 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 零星, 散錢, 占找, 角仔, 散占散角, 散占, 小票 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 零星, 散錢, 散占散角, 散占 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 散錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 零星, 散錢, 占找, 散占散角, 散占 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 零星錢, 散票 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 散鐳, 零星 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 零星 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 散錢 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 碎紙, 散紙 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 碎紙, 碎銀 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 碎紙, 碎錢 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 散紙 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 零錢, 零碎錢 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 散紙, 散錢 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 散紙 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 零錢, 散紙, 散錢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 零碎銅鈿, 零碎鈔票, 碎鈔票, 零碎, 零頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小鈔票, 零碎銅鈿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 零碎銅鈿, 砂殼子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 零頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 零碎銅鈿 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 零碎銅鈿, 零碎鈔票 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 零碎, 零碎鈔票 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 零錢, 散票子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 零錢子, 零錢 |
* (extra money): 外快 (wàikuài), 外財／外财 (wàicái); (Mainland China) 活錢／活钱 (huóqián); (Hakka, Eastern Min, Hokkien) 外水
* 來項／来项 (láixiàng) (colloquial)
* 入息 (jap$^6$ sik$^1$) (Hong Kong Cantonese, Singapore Hokkien)
* 外快 (wàikuài) (extra money earned on the side)
* 外水 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 外水錢／外水钱 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 外路 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 外路仔 (Hokkien)
* 所得 (suǒdé)
* 收入 (shōurù)
* 收支 (shōuzhī) (income and expenses)
* 收益 (shōuyì)
* 營收／营收 (yíngshōu) (of an enterprise)
* 進款／进款 (jìnkuǎn) (colloquial)
* 進益／进益 (jìnyì) (formal)
* 進項／进项 (jìnxiàng) (colloquial)
* (pocket money):
* 零用 (língyòng) (colloquial)
* 零用錢／零用钱 (língyòngqián)
* 零花 (línghuā) (colloquial)
* 零花錢／零花钱 (línghuāqián)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 零花錢, 零花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 零用錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 零花錢兒, 零錢兒, 零錢, 零花兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 零錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 零花錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 零用錢, 零錢, 零花錢兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 零用錢兒, 零花錢兒, 零錢兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 零花兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 零花錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 零錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 零花錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 零錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 零花兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 零花錢, 零錢, 零花 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 零花兒錢 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 零花兒錢, 零花兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 零花兒, 零錢 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 零花兒錢, 零花兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 零花錢兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 零錢兒, 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 零花錢, 零用錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 零錢, 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 零花錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 零花錢, 零用錢, 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 零花錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 零用錢, 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 零花錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 零用錢, 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 零錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 零用錢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 零用錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 零星錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 零用錢, 零花錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 零錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 零用錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 零花錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 零用錢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 散使, 閒使 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 零用錢, 零用 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 散使 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 零用錢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 零用 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 零錢 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 零用錢 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 零用錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 零錢 |
| Jin | Datong | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 零花錢兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Linhe | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Jin | Jining | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 零花錢, 零錢 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 零花錢兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Handan | 零花錢 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 零錢 |
| Jin | Suide | 零花錢兒 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 碎使, 碎錢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 零星錢, 零星 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 零星錢, 零星 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 零星錢, 零星, 零星鐳, 零鐳仔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 零用, 摻碎錢 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 零錢 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 零花錢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 零用銅鈿, 零用鈿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 零用鈿, 零碎銅鈿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 零用鈿 |
| Wu | Danyang | 零用銅 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 零用銅鈿, 零用錢 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 零用鈿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 零碎鈔票 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 零用個銅鈿 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 零用錢 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 零用, 零錢子, 零錢 |

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