平方英尺

Mandarin · pinyin píng fāng yīng chǐ

Meanings

  1. square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
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平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
英
yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
尺
chǐ · Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
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2–1–1–3 · ping2 fang1 ying1 chi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping4 fong1 jing1 cek3

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noun

  1. square foot

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