加侖 (gaa1 leon4*2 | jia1 lun2) : gallon (loanword); currant

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加侖

gaa1 leon4*2

jia1 lun2

gallon (loanword); currant

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

加侖 / 加仑

This word has been viewed 2257 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by kath on 23rd Oct 2009 07:46 and last edited on 6th Sep 2013 06:15

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Characters in this word:

加 gaa1 - plus, add to, increase, append
侖 leon4 - logical reasons; logical order

2 compounds containing this word:

黑加侖子 - black currant
加侖子 - currant

Showing 1 example containing 加侖

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

加倫 gaa1 leon4*2 = gallon (loanword)

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Decimal representation of this word: 加侖

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