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斤兩

简斤两 · 繁斤兩

Mandarin · pinyin jīn liǎng

weight
(fig.) importance

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斤: jīn · a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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1–3 · jin1 liang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan1 loeng2

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noun

weight
(figurative) weight; importance
(Cantonese, figurative) competence; ability

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