renminbin.

Brit.

/ˈrɛnmɪnbi/, U.S.

/ˈrɛnmɪnbi/

Forms:

α. 1900s– jenminbi, 1900s– jenminpi, 1900s– jen min pi.

β. 1900s– renmimbi, 1900s– renmimpi, 1900s– renminbi, 1900s– ren min bi, 1900s– renmin bi, 1900s– renmin-bi, 1900s– renminpi, 1900s– ren min pi.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese rénmínbì.

Etymology: < Chinese rénmínbì, the name of the currency of China (1948; Wade–Giles transcription jên-min-pi ) < rénmín the people, regarded collectively ( < rén person, human being + mín the people) + bì money, currency (see pi n.²). Compare earlier yuan n.², jiao n., fen n.⁴Chinese rénmínbì is used only to denote the currency in general; in order to express units of the currency (compare sense 2) a unit word must be used, such as (in written language) yuán , so e.g. yuán rénmínbì , literally ‘a yuan of renminbi’, a yuan (see yuan n.²).

1. (The name of) the system of currency of the People's Republic of China, introduced in 1948 and having the yuan as its principal unit. Abbreviated RMB.

ΚΠ

1957 Encycl. Brit. V. 546 b/1 In 1953 the official currency was the jenminpi or People's bank note on the mainland.

1973 Times 21 Mar. (China Trade Suppl.) p. iii/6 The basic unit of renminbi—which is abbreviated to RMB—is the yuan.

1975 Ann. Reg. 1974 320 More than 60 countries were already using the Chinese renminpi as the trading currency with China.

1998 Time 16 Mar. 38/3 Zhu's first job as Premier will be to steel China against the pressure to follow in its neighbors' footsteps and devalue its renminbi trading currency.

2. The principal unit of this currency; the yuan.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific Chinese

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1971 Whitaker's Almanack 980 China—Renminbi or Yuan of 10 Jiao or 100 Fen.

1988 P. Iyer Video Night in Kathmandu (2001) 80 ‘I got a hundred sixty renminbi for a hundred FEC,’ said one.

1998 Daily Tel. 9 Apr. 22/2 If you want to read the People's Daily you have to pay 3,600 renminbi [about £270] a year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	renminbi
释义	renminbin. Brit. /ˈrɛnmɪnbi/, U.S. /ˈrɛnmɪnbi/ Forms: α. 1900s– jenminbi, 1900s– jenminpi, 1900s– jen min pi. β. 1900s– renmimbi, 1900s– renmimpi, 1900s– renminbi, 1900s– ren min bi, 1900s– renmin bi, 1900s– renmin-bi, 1900s– renminpi, 1900s– ren min pi. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese rénmínbì. Etymology: < Chinese rénmínbì, the name of the currency of China (1948; Wade–Giles transcription jên-min-pi ) < rénmín the people, regarded collectively ( < rén person, human being + mín the people) + bì money, currency (see pi n.²). Compare earlier yuan n.², jiao n., fen n.⁴Chinese rénmínbì is used only to denote the currency in general; in order to express units of the currency (compare sense 2) a unit word must be used, such as (in written language) yuán , so e.g. yuán rénmínbì , literally ‘a yuan of renminbi’, a yuan (see yuan n.²). 1. (The name of) the system of currency of the People's Republic of China, introduced in 1948 and having the yuan as its principal unit. Abbreviated RMB. ΚΠ 1957 Encycl. Brit. V. 546 b/1 In 1953 the official currency was the jenminpi or People's bank note on the mainland. 1973 Times 21 Mar. (China Trade Suppl.) p. iii/6 The basic unit of renminbi—which is abbreviated to RMB—is the yuan. 1975 Ann. Reg. 1974 320 More than 60 countries were already using the Chinese renminpi as the trading currency with China. 1998 Time 16 Mar. 38/3 Zhu's first job as Premier will be to steel China against the pressure to follow in its neighbors' footsteps and devalue its renminbi trading currency. 2. The principal unit of this currency; the yuan. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific Chinese tael1588 candareen1615 mace1615 liang1827 fen1852 avo1919 yuan1921 jiao1949 RMB1970 renminbi1971 1971 Whitaker's Almanack 980 China—Renminbi or Yuan of 10 Jiao or 100 Fen. 1988 P. Iyer Video Night in Kathmandu (2001) 80 ‘I got a hundred sixty renminbi for a hundred FEC,’ said one. 1998 Daily Tel. 9 Apr. 22/2 If you want to read the People's Daily you have to pay 3,600 renminbi [about £270] a year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1957
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