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ganˉ¹斤
Pinyin
jin1
Translations
noun
axe; chopper
noun
catty (unit of weight = 10 両)
bun˗₃半ganˉ¹斤baat˗₃八loengˊ²両
Pinyin
ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3
Translations
noun
six of one and half of a dozen of the other; Hobson's choice; Tweedledum and Tweedledee. | Lit. "Half a Catty or Eight Taels", which is the same amount (in old China, 1 catty = 16 taels = 600+g; in today's People's Republic, 1 catty = 500g = 10 taels). | Note: Some publications make a distinction betw. 両 (tael) and 兩 (two). Some publications don't.
noun
equality/getting fair returns on efforts put in (old slang)
baak˗₃百soengˍ₆上gaaˉ¹加ganˉ¹斤
Pinyin
bai3 shang4 jai1 jin1
Translations
noun
add oil to the fire
noun
add fuel to the fire; to worsen a situation
laanˍ₆爛syunˎ₄船caak˗₃拆maaiˎ₄埋douˉ¹都jauˏ₅有saamˉ¹三ganˉ¹斤dengˉ¹釘
(烂船拆埋都有三斤钉)
Pinyin
lan4 chuan2 chai1 mai2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1
Translations
noun
a rich and influential man at his lowest is still better off than the poor (lit., "a broken ship still has three catties worth of nails")
noun
'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
laanˍ₆爛syunˎ₄船douˉ¹都zungˍ₆仲jauˏ₅有saamˉ¹三ganˉ¹斤dengˉ¹釘
(烂船都仲有三斤钉)
Pinyin
lan4 chuan2 dou1 zhong4 you3 san1 jin1 ding1
Translations
noun
'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
ganˉ¹斤loengˊ²両
Pinyin
jin1 liang3
Translations
noun
ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importance attributed to something; the weight [written and colloquial]
cinˉ¹千ganˉ¹斤dingˊ²頂
(千斤顶)
Pinyin
qian1 jin1 ding3
Translations
noun
hoisting jack; jack
ganˉ¹斤loengˊ²兩
(斤两)
Pinyin
jin1 liang3
Translations
noun
weight
gungˉ¹公ganˉ¹斤
Pinyin
gong1 jin1
Translations
noun
kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 克 | Sometimes just "kilo" in English speech | 'gram' is spelled 'gramme' in older UK spelling (I believe some august science body in the UK actually voted to simplify the spelling in 1975 - can't find my source)
ganˉ¹斤ganˉ¹斤gai˗₃計gaau˗₃較
(斤斤计较)
Pinyin
jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao3
Translations
noun
haggle over every ounce; be calculating
cinˉ¹千ganˉ¹斤
Pinyin
qian1 jin1
Translations
noun
a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty
noun
a Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg per unit/very heavy; weighty
laanˍ₆爛syunˎ₄船douˉ¹都jauˏ₅有saamˉ¹三ganˉ¹斤dengˉ¹釘
(烂船都有三斤钉)
Pinyin
lan4 chuan2 dou1 you3 san1 jin1 ding1
Translations
noun
there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)
jatˉ¹一ganˉ¹斤jeˏ₅嘢
Pinyin
yi1 jin1 ye3
Translations
noun
one hundred bucks / dollars [colloquial]