錢莊 [钱庄]

Jyutping cin4 zong1
Pinyin qián zhuāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949)
  2. (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    舊​時​嘅​銀​行​（​量​詞​：​間​）
    bank, in old days before government regulation exists
  2. 名詞
    而家​所有​金融​機構​都​要​政府​發牌​，​「​錢莊​」​一詞​只會用​嚟​形容​冇​牌​金融​機構​，​見​地下​錢莊
    see地下錢莊
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    old-style Chinese private bank
    (syn.) 錢櫃仔店, 钱柜仔店, 銀樓, 银楼
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）