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斤
jīn
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- Noun a catty (approximately 500 g)
- Noun an axe
- keen, shrewd
Words with 斤斤
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1. catty
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China
2. weight equal to 500 g
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Taiwanese
3. weight equal to 600 g
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4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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1. Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
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1. jack (for lifting weight)
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Idiom, Verb
1. to haggle over every ounce
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Verb
2. to to fuss over minor points
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Verb
3. to be particular about sth
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1. not much to choose between the two
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2. tweedledum and tweedledee
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Verb
1. to give short weight
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Verb
1. to give short weight
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Verb
1. to give short weight
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Idiom, Verb
1. to bicker at length over a trivial matter
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Verb
1. to haggle over every ounce
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Verb, Figurative
2. to fuss over minor matters
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Verb
3. to split hairs
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Idiom
1. lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties
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2. fig. to achieve much with little effort
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1. rack and pinion jack
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1. hydraulic jack
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1. screw jack
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
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秤砣雖小壓千斤
秤砣虽小压千斤
Simplified
Traditional
秤砣虽小压千斤
秤砣雖小壓千斤
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Idiom
1. although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds
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2. apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
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3. for want of a nail the battle was lost