卡尺

Chinese

		customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (卡尺)		卡	尺
simp. #(卡尺)		卡	尺

Etymology

From 卡 (kǎ, from English caliper) + 尺 (chǐ, “ruler”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎchǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ cek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎchǐ [Phonetic: káchǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎchǐh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻa³-chʻih³
    • Yale: kǎ-chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaachyy
    • Palladius: качи (kači)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kaa¹ cek³
    • Yale: kā chek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ tsek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ cég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

Noun

卡尺

1. calipers

Derived terms

• 游標卡尺／游标卡尺 (yóubiāo kǎchǐ)