Jenminpi
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of renminbi. alt-of, alternative
"The Bank of China, which handles Peking's foreign currency transactions and recently established a correspondent relationship with the Chase Manhattan Bank, acted with uncharacteristic imprecision during the dollar crisis last month. On one day it revalued China's currency, the jenminpi (or renminbi depending on which transliteration system you use) by 4.9 per cent against the Hong Kong dollar and the following day it devalued it by almost the same percentage.[…] But while the flip‐flop caused Chinese banking officials some embarrassment it did not affect local confidence in the jenminpi or the bank itself."
Example
More examples"The Bank of China, which handles Peking's foreign currency transactions and recently established a correspondent relationship with the Chase Manhattan Bank, acted with uncharacteristic imprecision during the dollar crisis last month. On one day it revalued China's currency, the jenminpi (or renminbi depending on which transliteration system you use) by 4.9 per cent against the Hong Kong dollar and the following day it devalued it by almost the same percentage.[…] But while the flip‐flop caused Chinese banking officials some embarrassment it did not affect local confidence in the jenminpi or the bank itself."
Etymology
From Mandarin 人民幣 /人民币 (rénmínbì), Wade–Giles romanization: jên²-min²-pi⁴.
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