钱荒

錢荒
qiánhuāng
  1. (historical) cash (copper coin) shortage
  2. cash (copper coin) shortage
  3. money shortage

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 钱 Qián surname Qian
=1 钱 qián
  1. coin
  2. money
  3. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 liǎng

classifier: 筆
2 荒 huāng
  1. desolate
  2. shortage
  3. scarce
  4. out of practice
  5. absurd
  6. uncultivated
  7. to neglect