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sycee

UK/sʌɪˈsiː/US/ˈsaɪsiː/

sycee noun: any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.

Noun

sycee (countable and uncountable, plural sycees)

  1. (historical) Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
    Synonyms:
    yuanbao
  2. (uncountable) Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.

Synonyms of sycee

Forms of sycee

pluralsycees

Origin of sycee

From Cantonese 細絲 /细丝 (sai³ si¹, “fine silk”), variously explained as owing to the bullion's ability to be worked into fine strands or from the resemblance of its luster.

Questions about sycee

What does sycee mean?
Sycee means any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
What part of speech is sycee?
Sycee is a noun.
How do you pronounce sycee?
Sycee is pronounced /sʌɪˈsiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of sycee?
The plural of sycee is sycees.

Words near sycee in the dictionary

  1. sycamore maples
  2. sycamore tree
  3. sycamore trees
  4. sycamores
  5. syce
  6. sycee
  7. sycees
  8. syces
  9. sycettid
  10. sycettids
  11. Sychi

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