斤兩

斤兩

See also: 斤两

Chinese

		catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
trad. (斤兩)		斤	兩
simp. (斤两)		斤	两
Literally: “catty and tael”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ loeng²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-liông
• Min Nan (POJ): kin-niú / kun-niú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīnliǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinleang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinliǎng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ loeng²
    • Yale: gān léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ loeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ lêng²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ lœ̽ːŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-liông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin´ liong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ liong¹
    • IPA: /kin²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯oŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-niú
    • Tâi-lô: kin-niú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kinniuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² niũ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-niú
    • Tâi-lô: kun-niú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kunniuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ⁵³/

Noun

斤兩

1. weight
2. (figuratively) weight; importance

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 秤頭／秤头