Hong Kong foot
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Hong Kong + foot (unit of length).
Noun
[edit]Hong Kong foot (plural Hong Kong feet)
- A chek, the Hong Kong variant of the Chinese foot now standardized as 0.371475 meters.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 尺 (chǐ)
Etymology 2
[edit]Calque from Chinese 香港腳/香港脚 (xiānggǎngjiǎo).[1]
Noun
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Thai: ฮ่องกงฟุต (hɔ̂ng-gong-fút)
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