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磅秤

磅秤

Chinese

		a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale a measure word; pound (unit of measurement); scale; weigh	steelyard; steel yard; scales
simp. and trad. (磅秤)		磅	秤

Noun

磅秤

platform scales

Synonyms

檯秤／台秤 (táichèng)
(Cantonese) 磅 (bong6-2), 秤 (cing3)
(Min Nan, Hakka) 磅仔, 秤仔

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàngchèng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ ㄔㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bong⁶ cing³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pong-chhṳn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàngchèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ ㄔㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banqchenq
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bong⁶ cing³
  - Yale: bohng ching
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bong⁶ tsing³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ²² t͡sʰɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pong-chhṳn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bong ciin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bong⁴ cin⁴
  - IPA: /poŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵/