Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 4, 2005 04:57
18 yrs ago
English term
billiard
English to Chinese
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Only in 10 major financial centers it increased from 206
billiard dollars in 1986 to 967 billiard dollars in 1992.
billiard dollars in 1986 to 967 billiard dollars in 1992.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | 如果不是billion的误打，则应该是千万亿。 |
Edward LIU
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| 5 +1 | thousand billion |
Xu Dongjun
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Proposed translations
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如果不是billion的误打，则应该是千万亿。
如果不是billion的误打，则应该是千万亿。
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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html
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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html
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Chinoise
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wherestip
: from the link it's apparently 千万亿. also from stonejohn's link: "In the 'British' system, it would also possible to use 'billiard' for 'thousand billion', 'trilliard' for 'thousand trillion', etc., but this has not so far caught on"
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Danbing HE
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Xu Dongjun
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thousand billion
thousand billion
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:17 GMT)
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/billion
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:50 GMT)
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一万亿
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:17 GMT)
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/billion
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:50 GMT)
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一万亿
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