<p>阿堵物 -"that stuff"-was popular during the 晉 period and remained a literary way to refer to money. Source: 世說新語. Interestingly I think a close variant of 阿堵 to mean "that" is still used I believed in 閩南語？</p>

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So is it ā or ē?
Mou某
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excellent question- I have no idea. Taiwanese people say something like "ah-nei" when they mean 那樣, and the ah-那 map seems similar to how 阿堵 means "that", so I guess a1, but I'm assuming a lot and working off memory right now. On reflection maybe the nei is what maps to 那. Spoken language is annoying.
Master Sparkles
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My mouse-over dictionary says ē.
Enrico Brasil
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Master Sparkles
<ul>
<li>泉     战国</li>
<li>邓通   汉</li>
<li>货泉   汉</li>
<li>白水真人 汉</li>
<li>阿堵物 南北朝</li>
<li>孔方兄 晋</li>
<li>青蚨 -</li>
<li>上清童子 唐</li>
<li>没奈何 宋</li>
<li><a href="http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=8nckMIY7wka27HkNc4-j47iyrF5Qhn5dTPw3kjYrDeLFnxzlNPkaK2IEdWSlf5t4xGegFG2_-Q5rIJc9vHBjca" rel="nofollow">不动尊</a></li>
<li>袁大头 民国</li>
<li>大团结 1949之后</li>
<li>毛爷爷 当代</li>
</ul>

<p>ref <a href="http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_640089030100louv.html" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>

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没奈何 is an awesome way to refer to money: "necessary evil" lol.
Master Sparkles
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shellbye
<p>What different terms for money have there been throughout history?</p>

<p>Like:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>孔方兄</p></li>
<li><p>上清童子</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Time period used too would be nice.</p>

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Different terms for money throughout history
# Different terms for money throughout history

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-09)

What different terms for money have there been throughout history?

Like:

* 孔方兄
* 上清童子

Time period used too would be nice.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-10. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

* 泉 战国
* 邓通 汉
* 货泉 汉
* 白水真人 汉
* 阿堵物 南北朝
* 孔方兄 晋
* 青蚨 -
* 上清童子 唐
* 没奈何 宋
* [不动尊](http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=8nckMIY7wka27HkNc4-j47iyrF5Qhn5dTPw3kjYrDeLFnxzlNPkaK2IEdWSlf5t4xGegFG2_-Q5rIJc9vHBjca)
* 袁大头 民国
* 大团结 1949之后
* 毛爷爷 当代

ref [here](http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_640089030100louv.html)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 没奈何 is an awesome way to refer to money: "necessary evil" lol.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-09. Score: 1

阿堵物 -"that stuff"-was popular during the 晉 period and remained a literary way to refer to money. Source: 世說新語. Interestingly I think a close variant of 阿堵 to mean "that" is still used I believed in 閩南語？

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So is it ā or ē?  
> **username_1**: excellent question- I have no idea. Taiwanese people say something like "ah-nei" when they mean 那樣, and the ah-那 map seems similar to how 阿堵 means "that", so I guess a1, but I'm assuming a lot and working off memory right now. On reflection maybe the nei is what maps to 那. Spoken language is annoying.  
> **username_2**: My mouse-over dictionary says ē.  

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