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  gan1   jyutping
  jin1   pinyin
[1] catty (unit of weight = 10 )
[2] [archaic] axe; chopper

noun
Stroke count: 4
Level: 2
Radical: (#69)

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

This word has been viewed 6637 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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detail  gung1 gan1  gong1 jin1 = kilogram
detail  bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2   = six of one and half of a dozen of the other
detail  gan1 gan1 gai3 gaau3  jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao3 = haggle over every ounce; be calculating
detail  gan1 loeng5*2   = weight
detail  cin1 gan1  qian1 jin1 = [mech.] a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty
detail  cin1 gan1 ding2  qian1 jin1 ding3 = hoisting jack; jack
detail  laan6 syun4 caak3 maai4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1   = a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor
detail  baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1  bai3 shang4 jai1 jin1 = add oil to the fire
detail  laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1  lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds

Showing all 2 examples containing 斤
detail 提子
The grapes are sold according to their weight.
detail 想話攞返
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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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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