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磅
Mandarin · pinyin bàng#
Meanings · bàng
- scale (instrument for weighing)
- to weigh
- (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
- (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)
- (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
Mandarin · pinyin páng#
Meanings · páng
- used in 磅礡 páng bó
- Taiwan pr. pāng
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- 磅
- bàng · pound; weigh
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Mandarin tones
4 · bang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bong6 · pong4
Cantonese word readings for 磅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- pound (unit of mass)
- to weigh
- platform scale; balance
- (Cantonese) pressure gauge; manometer
- (Cantonese) to pay; to give someone money
character · Etymology 2
- point (unit equal to 1/12 of a pica)
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 磅礴 (pángbó) and 磅磄
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