Meanings
nounpetroyuan (plural petroyuan)
- neologismplural normallyMoney (in Chinese yuan) earned from the sale of oil.
Origin
From petro- + yuan, modelled on earlier petrodollar.
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petroyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroyuan
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“petroyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroyuan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petroyuan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petroyuan.
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