| 词汇 | yen |
| 词源 | yen. The yen meaning an intense craving and the yen that is a Japanese monetary unit could both derive from Chinese words. The yen for a craving possibly comes from the Pekinese yen, “opium” (though it may be an alteration of the noun yearn or yearning), and is first recorded in America toward the begin- ning of the 20th century. The yen that has been the Japanese monetary unit since 1875 derives from the Chinese yuan, “a circle or round object,” hence a coin. |
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