血秤

血秤

Chinese

		blood	steelyard; steel yard; scales
simp. and trad. (血秤)		血	秤

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wiktionary): xiq tshen (T4)

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• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: xiq tshen (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɪʔ³³ t͡sʰəɲ⁴⁴/

Noun

血秤

1. (Shanghainese Wu) a very short weight set of scales

   喔唷！搿把血秤斬脫我介許多鈔票！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   喔唷！搿把血秤斩脱我介许多钞票！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

   [ʊʔ³³ i̯ʊʔ⁴⁴ ɡ̊əʔ¹¹ po²³ ɕi̯ɪʔ³³ t͡sʰəɲ⁴⁴ t͡se̞³³ tʰəʔ⁴⁴ ŋv̩ʷ²³ ka̱³³ ɕy⁵⁵ tv̩ʷ²¹ t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ pʰiɔ²¹] [IPA]

   Oh no! This set of scales has stolen so much money from me!