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擔

简担 · 繁擔

Mandarin · pinyin dān#

to undertake
to carry
to shoulder
to take responsibility

Mandarin · pinyin dàn#

picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
two buckets full
carrying pole and its load
classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

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担: dān · carry, bear, undertake

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to carry on a shoulder pole
to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
(Cantonese) to hold in one's mouth
(Mainland China Hokkien) to raise or prop up an object using a lever
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to raise one's head

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carrying pole with loads on both ends
burden; load; responsibilities
picul, a traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 catties — (Mainland China) picul; equal to 50 kilograms
picul, a traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 catties — (Hong Kong) picul; equal to 60.478982 kilograms
Classifier for things carried on a shoulder pole: load
(Hokkien) hawker; small street vendor (especially one who carries goods on a shoulder pole calling out for customers)

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