砝碼

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Chinese

a weight; number; yard
a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
 
trad. (砝碼)
simp. (砝码)
alternative forms 砝馬砝马
法馬法马
法碼法码
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Etymology

From 法馬法马 (literally “standard pile”).

交易輕重法馬計數 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
交易轻重法马计数 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 清·翟灝《通俗編·交際》
Jiāoyì zhě yǐ tóng wèi fǎ, héng yín qīngzhòng, wèi zhī fǎmǎ, jiē shǔ jìshù zhī yì.
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Pronunciation


Noun

砝碼

  1. standard weight (used on a balance scale)

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