Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Commercial-Weights and Measures
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Weights and measures.
[edit | edit source]Pêng'im | TL | Characters | English |
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zin5 | tsînn | 錢 | Mace. |
hung1 | hun | 分 | Candareen. |
niên2 | niénn | 両 | Tael. |
geng1 | kurng | 斤 | Catty. |
dan3 | tànn | 担 | Picul. |
cung3 | tshùn | 寸 | An inch. (Chinese.) |
ziêh4 | tshieh | 尺 | A foot. (Twelve English inches.) |
dng6 | tn̆g | 丈 | Ten feet. |
bou7 | pōu | 步 | A pace |
huah8 | huâh | X | A pace. |
bha7 | bā | 碼 | A yard |
bhê2 | bé | X | A yard. |
siam5 | siâm | 尋 | A fathom. |
niên3 | niènn | 量 | To measure. |
si3bang1 | sì-pang | 四方 | A square. |
san1gag4 | sann-kak | 三角 | A triangle. |
dao2 | táu | 斗 | A bushel (rice.) |
ziêh8 | tsiêh | 石 | Ten bushels. |
li5cing3 | lî-tshìn | 厘秤 | A small scale. |
tiêng1pêng5 | thien-phêng | 天平 | A small scale. |
ca5cing3 | tshâ-tshìn | 柴秤 | A steelyard. |
cing3tui5 | tshìn-thûi | 秤錘 | A weight. |
dêng2 | téng | 頂 | To weigh. |
dêng2siam2 | téng-siám | 頂減 | To cheat in weighing. |
cing3cian3 | tshìn tshiànn | 秤。正 | A correct scale. |
cing3siam2 | tshìn siám | 秤。細 | An incorrect scale. |