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[1] catty (unit of weight) [2] [n] axe [3] keen in observation; shrewd [4] Kangxi radical 69 Stroke count: 4
Level: 3
Radical: 斤 (#69)
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| This character was last edited on 3rd Apr 2008 | |
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公斤
gung1 gan1 = kilogram
半斤八兩
bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 = six of one, half dozen of the other
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 = haggle over every ounce; be calculating
斤兩
gan1 loeng5*2 = weight
千斤
cin1 gan1 = [mech.] a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty
千斤頂
cin1 gan1 ding2 = 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 |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 斤
提子係斷斤賣架 粵
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The grapes are sold according to their weight.
出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。 粵
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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).] Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 斤
Unicode code for this character: U+65A4 (off-site link)
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