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千斤 (cin1 gan1) — a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty in Cantonese

cinˉ¹千ganˉ¹斤
Mandarin Pinyin: qian1 jin1

Meaning of 千斤

nouna hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty
nouna Chinese measuring unit, equals to approximately 500 kg per unit/very heavy; weighty

Characters in 千斤

千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
斤gan1
axe; chopper

Words Containing 千斤

千斤頂cin1 gan1 ding2
hoisting jack; jack

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