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yuan

noun

  1. one of several Chinese currencies, historical and present; name of currency unit in some east asian languages
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌjuːˈæn/ / /ˈwæn/ / /juˈɑn/

name

Etymology: From Mandarin 袁 (Yuán). Doublet of Yuen.

  1. A surname from Chinese.

noun

Etymology: From Mandarin 院 (yuàn).

  1. One of the five branches of the government of the Republic of China.