投幣

Chinese

		to throw; to send	money; coins; currency
trad. (投幣)		投	幣
simp. (投币)		投	币

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóubì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ bai⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁵ bi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóubì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóubì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-pi⁴
    • Yale: tóu-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourbih
    • Palladius: тоуби (toubi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau⁴ bai⁶
    • Yale: tàuh baih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ bai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ bei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ pɐi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dao⁵ bi⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tâu pĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi³⁵/

Verb

投⫽幣 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to insert money; to insert coins or tokens

   投幣洗衣機／投币洗衣机  ―  tóubì xǐyījī  ―  coin-operated washing machine

   往自動售貨機的投幣口投幣 [MSC, trad.]
   往自动售货机的投币口投币 [MSC, simp.]

   wǎng zìdòngshòuhuòjī de tóubìkǒu tóubì [Pinyin]

   to insert coins in the slot of a vending machine

   軍人出示有效證件，無證照章投幣。 [MSC, trad.]
   军人出示有效证件，无证照章投币。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jūnrén chūshì yǒuxiào zhèngjiàn, wúzhèng zhàozhāng tóubì. [Pinyin]

   Servicemen should present valid military ID cards, or insert coins according to the regulations if without an ID card.

Derived terms

• 投幣口／投币口 (tóubìkǒu)
• 投幣式／投币式 (tóubìshì)