斤 (gan1 | jin1) : catty

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斤

gan1

jin1

[1] catty (unit of weight = 10 両)
[2] [archaic] axe; chopper

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 斤 (#69)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

斤

This word has been viewed 8288 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2014 03:49

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公斤 gung1 gan1 gong1 jin1 = kilogram

半斤八両 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 = six of one and half of a dozen of the other

斤斤計較 gan1 gan1 gai3 gaau3 jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao3 = haggle over every ounce; be calculating

斤兩 gan1 loeng5*2 = weight

千斤 cin1 gan1 qian1 jin1 = [mech.] a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty

千斤頂 cin1 gan1 ding2 qian1 jin1 ding3 = hoisting jack; jack

爛船拆埋都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor 粵

百上加斤 baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1 bai3 shang4 jai1 jin1 = add oil to the fire 粵

爛船都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds 粵

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提子係斷斤賣架粵
The grapes are sold according to their weight.

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。粵
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
[From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).]

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