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雙soeng1毫hou2

soeng1 hou2shuāng háoinferred

English

  1. 20-cent silver coin issued during late Qing dynasty to the early Republic of China.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 清朝至民國初年鑄造嘅銀幣,面值兩毫子,上面印有「貳毫」字樣。又稱「龍毫」

Examples

  • 香港早期從事金銀買賣既人,每日揹住個布袋周街收買雙毫。

    In Hong Kong's earliest days, the gold traders purchased 20-cent silver coins on the street.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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