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[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. |
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公斤 gung1 gan1 = 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 = 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 百上加斤 baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1 = add oil to the fire 粵 爛船都有三斤釘 laan6 syun4 dou1 jau5 saam1 gan1 deng1 = appear to be broke, yet have backup funds 粵 |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 斤
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).] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |