印子钱
yìn​zi​qián

usury

  • created reference approved 印子钱/印子錢 → 印子 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    印子钱 / 印子錢 yìn​zi​qián

    印子 yìn​zi

    abbreviation

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 印子钱/印子錢 · yìn​zi​qián · usury — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    印子钱 / 印子錢

    yìn​zi​qián

    usury

    A high-interest loan common in old China where the borrower paid in installments and a seal was stamped in a ledger for each payment.

    印 (literal) → 印 · yìn · stamp 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · interest 钱 (literal) → 钱/錢 · qián · money

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense