Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sycee

/ˈsaɪsiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sycee
IPA: /ˈsaɪsiː/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.

Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsaɪsiː/
British English: /sʌɪˈsiː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sycees (plural)

Synonyms

yuanbao

Questions

How do you pronounce sycee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪsiː/.
What does sycee mean?: Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
Where does sycee come from?: 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.

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