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Jyutping gan3
Pinyin jīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. catty/weight equal to 0.5 kg/(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg/an axe/shrewdly/hundred (bucks)

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Jyutping gan1
Pinyin jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. catty
  2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
  3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
  4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. catty/weight equal to 0.5 kg/(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg/an axe/shrewdly/hundred (bucks)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    東亞​重量​量度​單位​;​一斤​有​十六​両​,​喺​香港​嘅​標​準​,​等​於​一​又​三分之一​磅​,​大約​等​於​公制​嘅​604.8​克​,​又​稱​司馬斤​;​中國大​陸​嘅​一​市斤​就​係​500​克
    catty, a unit of weight measurement; one catty equals approximately 604.8 grams in Hong Kong, 500 grams in Mainland China
    • 一斤菜
      一斤菜
      jat1 gan1 coi3
      a catty of vegetables
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    keen; shrewd
  2. character, Hong-Kong
    catty, a unit of weight
  3. character, archaic
    axe; hatchet
  4. character, Taiwan
    catty, a unit of weight
  5. character, Mainland-China
    catty, a unit of weight
  6. character
    Only used in 斤斤 (jīnjīn).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. a catty (approximately 600 g)
  2. an axe
  3. keen, shrewd
  4. Kangxi radical 69
  5. Cangjie Input
    HML
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #293
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #104
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #146
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我想要两公斤苹果。
    我想要兩公斤蘋果。
    wǒ xiǎng yào liǎng gōng jīn píng guǒ 。
    • I'd like two kilos of apples.
  2. Mandarin
    多少钱一斤?
    多少錢一斤?
    duō shǎo qián yī jīn ?
    • How much for half a kilo?
  3. Mandarin
    一斤四元五毛,便宜得不得了!
    一斤四元五毛,便宜得不得了!
    yī jīn sì yuán wǔ máo , biàn yí dé bù dé liǎo !
    • 4.5 yuan for one pound, now isn't that cheap!
  4. Mandarin
    喂,这橘子多少钱买一斤啊?
    喂,這橘子多少錢買一斤啊?
    wèi , zhè jú zi duō shǎo qián mǎi yī jīn a ?
    • Hey, how much does one pound of these oranges cost?
  5. Mandarin
    行了!就十元买五斤吧。
    行了!就十元買五斤吧。
    xíng le ! jiù shí yuán mǎi wǔ jīn ba 。
    • Alright! Ten yuan buys five kilos, OK?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    几多钱一斤呀?
    幾多錢一斤呀?
    gei2 do1 cin2 jat1 gan1 aa3 ?
    • How much for half a kilo?
  2. Cantonese
    我哋寻日喺沙滩用咗半个钟都唔到就执咗差唔多成半公斤碎玻璃,破咗纪录。
    我哋尋日喺沙灘用咗半個鐘都唔到就執咗差唔多成半公斤碎玻璃,破咗紀錄。
    ngo5 dei2 cam4 jat6 hai2 saa1 taan1 jung6 zo2 bun3 go3 zung1 dou1 m4 dou3 zau6 zap1 zo2 caai1 m4 do1 sing4 bun3 gung1 gan1 seoi3 bo1 lei1 , po3 zo2 gei2 luk6 。
    • Yesterday we collected nearly half a kilo of pieces of broken glass on the beach within an hour, which was a record result.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢包米嘅重量系十公斤。
    呢包米嘅重量係十公斤。
    ni1 baau1 mai5 ge3 cung5 loeng6 hai6 sap6 gung1 gan1.
    • The weight of the bag of rice is 10kg.
  2. Cantonese
    一斤零二両
    一斤零二両
    jat1 gan1 ling4 ji6 loeng2
    • one catty and two taels
  3. Cantonese
    老细,一斤生菜唔该。
    老細,一斤生菜唔該。
    lou5 sai3, jat1 gan1 saang1 coi3 m4 goi1.
    • Hey bossman, a catty of cabbage please.
  4. Cantonese
    事头婆,菜芯几钱斤呀?
    事頭婆,菜芯幾錢斤呀?
    si6 tau4 po4, coi3 sam1 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3?
    • How much is a catty of choy sum, boss?
  5. Cantonese
    家阵恶揾食,边有半斤八两咁理想?
    家陣惡揾食,邊有半斤八兩咁理想?
    gaa1 zan2 ok3 wan2 sik6, bin1 jau5 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 gam3 lei5 soeng2?
    • It's tough to make a living these days. Is it too idealistic to expect a reasonable reward for one's efforts?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    出咗半斤力,想话攞返足八両。
    出咗半斤力,想話攞返足八両。
    ceot1 zo2 bun3 gan1 lik6, soeng2 waa6 lo2 faan1 zuk1 baat3 loeng2.
  2. Cantonese
    赊住一百斤米先
    賒住一百斤米先
    se1 zyu6 jat1 baak3 gan1 mai5 sin1
  3. Cantonese
    去街市买菜又好,肉又好,你买一斤,菜贩、肉贩畀足一斤你嘅,噉就叫足秤。
    去街市買菜又好,肉又好,你買一斤,菜販、肉販畀足一斤你嘅,噉就叫足秤。
    heoi3 gaai1 si5 maai5 coi3 jau6 hou2, juk6 jau6 hou2, nei5 maai5 jat1 gan1, coi3 faan2, juk6 faan2 bei2 zuk1 jat1 gan1 nei5 ge3, gam2 zau6 giu3 zuk1 cing3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    黄瓜一块二一斤。
    黃瓜一塊二一斤。
    huáng guā yī kuài èr yī jīn .
    • The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.
  2. Mandarin
    只准携带30公斤行李。
    只准攜帶30公斤行李。
    zhǐ zhǔn xié dài 30 gōng jīn xíng lǐ .
    • Only thirty kilos are allowed for personal luggage
  3. Mandarin
    他体重不到五十公斤。
    他體重不到五十公斤。
    tā tǐ zhòng bù dào wǔ shí gōng jīn .
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    这袋子可盛五十公斤。
    這袋子可盛五十公斤。
    zhè dài zi kě shèng wǔ shí gōng jīn .
    • This bag can hold 50 kilos.
  5. Mandarin
    太公为周立九府圜法:黄金方寸,而重一斤;钱圜函方,轻重以铢
    太公為周立九府圜法:黃金方寸,而重一斤;錢圜函方,輕重以銖
    tài gōng wèi zhōu lì jiǔ fǔ yuán fǎ : huáng jīn fāng cùn , ér zhòng yī jīn ; qián yuán hán fāng , qīng zhòng yǐ zhū
    • X