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› 斤
斤
gan3
Mandarin: jin1
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Definitions
1
catty
2
weight equal to 0.5 kg
3
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
4
an axe
5
shrewdly
6
hundred (bucks)
7
# adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
斤
gan1
je2
[[a catty]] | gān jé 斤 — one hundred (especially in relation to money) (gw
Words containing 斤
一斤嘢
jat1
gan1
je5
dollars [colloquial] | one hundred bucks
爛船都有三斤釘
laan6
syun4
dou1
jau5
saam1
gan1
deng1
there must be something useful in anything broken or disused (slang)
斤両
gan1
loeng2
ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importanc
半斤八両
bun3
gan1
baat3
loeng5
getting fair returns on efforts put in (old slang) | equality
百上加斤
baak3
soeng6
gaa1
gan1
add fuel to the fire; to worsen a situation
斤兩
gan1
loeng5*2
weight
千斤頂
cin1
gan1
ding2
hoisting jack; jack
斤斤計較
gan1
gan1
gai3
gaau3
haggle over every ounce; be calculating
千斤
cin1
gan1
very heavy; weighty | a Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg p
半斤八両
bun3
gan1
baat3
loeng2
six of one and half of a dozen of the other; Hobson's choice; Tweedledum and Twe
公斤
gung1
gan1
kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 克 | Sometimes just "kilo" in English speech | '
爛船都仲有三斤釘
laan6
syun4
dou1
zung6
jau5
saam1
gan1
deng1
'the worst of the rich is still better than that of the poor'
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