開秤

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	steelyard; steel yard; scales
trad. (開秤)		開	秤
simp. (开秤)		开	秤

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹khe-tshen; ¹khe ⁵tshen

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹khe-tshen; ¹khe ⁵tshen
    • MiniDict: khe^平 tshen; khe^平 tshen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹khe-tshen; ¹khe ²tshen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/, /kʰe⁴⁴  t͡sʰən³⁴/

Verb

開秤

1. (Shanghainese) for a vendor to start selling produce at an allotted time

   • 㑚菜場幾點鐘開秤？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     㑚菜场几点钟开秤？ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23

     ⁶na ⁵tshe-zan ⁵ci-ti-tson ¹khe ⁵tshen [Wugniu]

     When does your market start selling?