Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Commercial-Weights and Measures
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Weights and measures.[edit | edit source]
| Pêng'im | TL | Characters | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| zin5 | tsînn | 錢 | Mace. |
| hung1 | hun | 分 | Candareen. |
| niên2 | niénn | 両 | Tael. |
| geng1 | kurng | 斤 | Catty. |
| dan3 | tànn | 担 | Picul. |
| cung3 | tshùn | 寸 | An inch. (Chinese.) |
| ziêh4 | tshieh | 尺 | A foot. (Twelve English inches.) |
| dng6 | tn̆g | 丈 | Ten feet. |
| bou7 | pōu | 步 | A pace |
| huah8 | huâh | X | A pace. |
| bha7 | bā | 碼 | A yard |
| bhê2 | bé | X | A yard. |
| siam5 | siâm | 尋 | A fathom. |
| niên3 | niènn | 量 | To measure. |
| si3bang1 | sì-pang | 四方 | A square. |
| san1gag4 | sann-kak | 三角 | A triangle. |
| dao2 | táu | 斗 | A bushel (rice.) |
| ziêh8 | tsiêh | 石 | Ten bushels. |
| li5cing3 | lî-tshìn | 厘秤 | A small scale. |
| tiêng1pêng5 | thien-phêng | 天平 | A small scale. |
| ca5cing3 | tshâ-tshìn | 柴秤 | A steelyard. |
| cing3tui5 | tshìn-thûi | 秤錘 | A weight. |
| dêng2 | téng | 頂 | To weigh. |
| dêng2siam2 | téng-siám | 頂減 | To cheat in weighing. |
| cing3cian3 | tshìn tshiànn | 秤。正 | A correct scale. |
| cing3siam2 | tshìn siám | 秤。細 | An incorrect scale. |