sycee

Pronunciation: /sʌɪˈsiː/

The English word “sycee” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.

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.

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