錢莊

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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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. 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)
  2. (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal

Written Forms

錢莊Traditional · Main Form
钱庄Alternate Form

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