这一日百文
“One hundred wen a day—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
折合多少白银
“amount to in silver per year?”
这一日百文
“One hundred wen a day—”
一月三千
“that's 300 a month.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In imperial China, copper cash (wen) was used for small daily transactions, which convert into strings of cash or silver taels (liang) for larger calculations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
one day / per day
A slightly formal, concise alternative to 'yitian' used commonly in calculations or accounting.
one hundred cash (copper coins)
Historical monetary unit 'wen' (cash) combined with a numeral to express financial sums in period dramas.