臺斤

See also: 台斤

Chinese

		(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg
trad. (臺斤/台斤)		臺/台	斤
simp. (台斤)		台	斤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táijīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ gan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tâi-kin / tâi-kirn / tâi-kun

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táijīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táijin
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai²-chin¹
    • Yale: tái-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairjin
    • Palladius: тайцзинь (tajczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi⁴ gan¹
    • Yale: tòih gān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ gan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâi-kin
    • Tâi-lô: tâi-kin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dai'kyn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ kin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tai¹³⁻²² kin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /tai²⁴⁻³³ kin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâi-kirn
    • Tâi-lô: tâi-kirn
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Hsinchu, Kinmen, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tâi-kun
    • Tâi-lô: tâi-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dai'kwn
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tai²⁴⁻¹² kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tai²⁴⁻²² kun³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tai²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

Noun

臺斤

1. (Taiwan) Taiwanese catty, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.6 kilograms or 16 taels

See also

• 擔／担 (dān), 兩／两 (liǎng), 錢／钱 (qián), 分 (fēn), 金衡兩／金衡两, 金衡錢／金衡钱, 金衡分
• 斤 (jīn), 公斤 (gōngjīn), 克 (kè)

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #52366”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
• (Min Nan) “Entry #807”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.