足三兩

足三兩

Chinese

		fully	three	tael
trad. (足三兩)		足	三	兩
simp. (足三两)		足	三	两
alternative forms		足三両

Etymology

Named from the fact that three taels (三兩) is equivalent in weight to a quarter of a pound.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zúsānliǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˊ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ saam¹ loeng^5-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zúsānliǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˊ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwusanleang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zúsanliǎng
    • Wade–Giles: tsu2-san1-liang3
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ saam¹ loeng^5-2
    • Yale: jūk sāam léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ saam¹ loeng^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ sam¹ lêng^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ säːm⁵⁵ lœ̽ːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

Noun

(Classifier: 個／个)

1. (chiefly Hong Kong) A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's known as a Quarter Pounder in English