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Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Commercial-Weights and Measures

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Weights and measures.

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Pêng'im TL Characters English
zin5 tsînn Mace.
hung1 hun Candareen.
niên2 niénn Tael.
geng1 kurng Catty.
dan3 tànn Picul.
cung3 tshùn An inch. (Chinese.)
ziêh4 tshieh A foot. (Twelve English inches.)
dng6 tn̆g Ten feet.
bou7 pōu A pace
huah8 huâh X A pace.
bha7 A yard
bhê2 X A yard.
siam5 siâm A fathom.
niên3 niènn To measure.
si3bang1 sì-pang 四方 A square.
san1gag4 sann-kak 三角 A triangle.
dao2 táu A bushel (rice.)
ziêh8 tsiêh 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 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.