方戥
Chinese
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
small steelyard for weighing money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (方戥) | 方 | 戥 | |
| simp. #(方戥) | 方 | 戥 | |
Pronunciation
- Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): horng1 deng3
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: horng1 deng3 [Phonetic: horng5 neng3]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ho̤ng-dêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ (t-)nɛŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Putian)
Noun
方戥
- (Putian Puxian Min) a traditional Chinese balance scale, designed for weighing medium-sized loads (approximately 37 grams to 2.5 kilograms)
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “方戥”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 277.