葡幣

Chinese

Portugal money; coins; currency
trad. (葡幣)
simp. (葡币)

Pronunciation


Noun

葡幣

  1. (Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong) Macanese pataca

Usage notes

Although this term literally means “Portuguese currency”, it only refers to Macanese patacas. Portuguese escudos are referred as 士姑度 (si6 gu1 dou6) instead, which is a term directly borrowed from Portuguese.

Synonyms

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