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Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Commercial-Weights and Measures
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Weights and measures.
+ 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.