Chinese word
钱庄
qián zhuāng
old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949)
Traditional: 錢莊
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949)
- (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
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Common words: 钱 · 庄
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