千斤秤

Chinese

		thousand	catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg	steelyard; steel yard; scales
simp. and trad. (千斤秤)		千	斤	秤

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhian-kin-chhìn / chhian-kun-chhìn

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-kin-chhìn
    • Tâi-lô: tshian-kin-tshìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chienkinchixn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhian-kun-chhìn
    • Tâi-lô: tshian-kun-tshìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chienkunchixn
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin¹¹/

Noun

千斤秤

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)

Synonyms

• 千斤頂／千斤顶 (qiānjīndǐng)
• 起重器 (qǐzhòngqì)
• (Hokkien) 鐵人／铁人, 銅人／铜人 (tóngrén)