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cing3 ping4
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[粵]cing3 [國]cheng4 [1] [n] steelyard; scales; balance [2] [v] weigh with a scale, etc [粵]ping4 [國]cheng4 [1] [n] Libra [variant] 稱 See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] for a discussion on the pronunciation of 秤.
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: 禾 (#115)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5625 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Jan 2014 16:02 |
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天秤座
tin1 ping4 zo6 = Libra
天秤星座
tin1 ping4 sing1 zo6 = Libra
唔夠秤
m4 gau3 cing3 = underweight 粵
呃秤
aak1 cing3 = a merchant shorts the scale to cheat the customer; "putting one's thumb on the scale" 粵
秤量
cing3 loeng4 = weighing, weigh
夠秤
gau3 cing3 = to be of age (lit., "true to scale in weight") 粵
秤砣
cing3 to4 = steelyard weight; (slang) a fatty
抽秤
cau1 cing3 = find fault with 粵
足秤
zuk1 cing3 = sth weighs what it is supposed to 粵
歪零歪秤
me2 ling4 me2 cing3 = crooked; uneven 粵See all 14 compounds |
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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. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 秤
Unicode code for this character: U+79e4 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 秤
Unicode code for this character: U+79e4 (off-site link)
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