呃秤
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Chinese
| (Cantonese) to deceive | steelyard; steel yard; scales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (呃秤) |
呃 | 秤 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aak1 cing3
- Yale: āak ching
- Cantonese Pinyin: aak7 tsing3
- Guangdong Romanization: ag1 qing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /aːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
呃秤 (Cantonese)
- (commerce) to give short weight; to cheat (a buyer) on the weight (of goods)
- to deceive; to hide the truth; to lie
Synonyms
- 短秤 (duǎnchèng)