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貝貨
Hiragana
ばいか
Noun
Japanese Meaning
貝殻などを用いた原始的な貨幣。貝貨。 / 貝殻を貨幣として用いた制度や文化。貝貨制。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしつかわれた、かいのからでできたおかねのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
贝币 / 贝壳货币 / 海贝作为货币的交换媒介
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以貝殼作為貨幣的古代貨幣 / 以寶貝（海貝）為交易媒介的貨幣
Korean Meaning
패화 / 조개 화폐 / 카우리 화폐
Vietnamese Meaning
tiền vỏ sò / tiền tệ bằng vỏ sò (cowry) / vật trao đổi/tiền cổ làm từ vỏ sò
Tagalog Meaning
salaping kabibe / perang sigay / kabibe na ginagamit bilang salapi
Sense（1）
shell money; cowry currency
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貝貨
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Ancient people used shell money as currency.
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古代の人々は貝貨を通貨として使用していました。
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