Yuan vs. Yen — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Yuan and Yen
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Yuan
See Table at currency.
Yen
The basic monetary unit of Japan.
Yuan
The basic unit of money in China.
Yen
A longing or yearning
She always had a yen to be a writer
Yuan
The basic unit of money in China
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Yen
Feel a longing or yearning
It's no use yenning for the old simplicities
Yuan
The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
Yen
A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.
Yen
See Table at currency.
Yen
To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn.
Yen
The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
Yen
A coin or note worth one yen.
Yen
A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
Humankind's yen for knowledge
Yen
(slang) Opium.
Yen
(transitive) To have a strong desire for.
Yen
The unit of value and account in Japan. The yen is equal to 100 sen. From Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, to about 1913 the value of the yen was about 50 cents. In 1997 and 1998 the value of the yen varied from 80 per U. S. dollar to 120 per dollar.
Yen
A yearning for something or to do something
Yen
The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
Yen
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
She ached for a cigarette
I am pining for my lover
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