paper money; bill

armored car used for transporting money or other valuables

counterfeit money; forged note

cash; bank notes; ready money available for immediate payment

counterfeit currency; forged bank notes

United States bank notes; US currency; greenback

an electronic device used to check the authenticity of banknotes and detect counterfeit bills

paper money issued by a national or authorized bank for circulation; also called [[纸币|紙幣|zhi3 bi4]], [[钞票|鈔票|chao1 piao4]], or [[票子|票子|piao4 zi5]]

(bound form) paper money issued during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties

money; coins; cash; banknotes (especially historical paper money or promissory notes)

foreign banknotes or paper money; more generally, any foreign currency

paper money burned as an offering for the deceased; also called [[冥币|冥幣|ming2 bi4]]

to spend or squander money; often used as a polite expression to thank someone for paying for something for you

To pay for a meal or drinks, especially when treating friends or paying on behalf of others at a restaurant or tea house

To copy and circulate a text by hand; to hand-copy from one person to another

An early Tang dynasty encyclopedia compiled by [[虞世南|虞世南|yu2 shi4 nan2]]; one of the four great encyclopedias of the Tang dynasty. Its name derives from the northern hall of the Imperial Library where Yu worked during the Sui dynasty. It is highly valued for preserving fragments of ancient texts that are now lost.

To print paper currency or banknotes.

A genre of historical writing consisting of selected excerpts or summaries compiled from one or more histories to make source material easier to access.

worn-out or damaged paper money

large denomination banknote; high-value paper money

An anthology of poetry from the Song Dynasty, compiled during the Qing Dynasty by Wu Zhizhen, Lü Liuliang, and others; it includes works from over a hundred poets along with biographical sketches and critical commentary.

banknotes with a small face value; small bills

A hand-copied book that exactly replicates the font, punctuation, and layout of an old Song or Yuan dynasty edition.

(variant form) to write by hand; to copy out in longhand; a handwritten copy or manuscript

(variant form) a hand-copied book or manuscript

large banknotes or currency in big denominations rather than small change

to copy word for word or to imitate indiscriminately (variant form)

The Anthology of Classics, History, and Other Schools of Thought; an influential 26-volume collection of ancient Chinese prose compiled by the Qing dynasty statesman [[曾国藩|曾國藩|zeng1 guo2 fan1]].

minor clerk or local government functionary in imperial China

A book of transcribed poems, often used in book titles.

official bulletin issued by central and local governments in imperial China, primarily used to disseminate government news and edicts

(historical) a tax office or customs post where ships paid cargo taxes based on distance traveled and the quantity of goods carried

(historical) a type of paper money used during the Song Dynasty similar to a modern money order

(dialect) to plunder; to loot; to take away by sheer force

A book or document written by hand rather than printed; a manuscript.

clerk or scribe in a government office who handles transcription and paperwork

(slang) the power of money or wealth; a pun on [[超能力|超能力|chao1 neng2 li4]] meaning "superpower"

to search for and seize goods or people; to plunder; dialectal use for capturing or looting

(literary) an official bulletin issued by the imperial cabinet in former times, containing imperial decrees and memorials

A machine used for counting banknotes and detecting counterfeit money

a type of paper currency issued during the Yuan dynasty, typically dark green or black in color