small steelyard scale for precious items
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small steelyard scale for weighing precious metals, medicine, etc.
technicalTraditionally used in Chinese medicine shops and jewelry stores. The pan is small and the maximum capacity is usually a few liang (两), with precision down to fen or li.
Zhōng中
yào药
pù铺
lǐ里
cháng常
yòng用
děng戥
zi子
chēng称
liáng量
yào药
cái材
。
Traditional medicine shops often use a small steelyard to weigh medicinal materials.
Zhè这
gǎn杆
děng戥
zi子
kě可
yǐ以
jīng精
què确
dào到
yī一
fēn分
。
This small steelyard can be accurate down to one fen.
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Jīn金
jiàng匠
yòng用
děng戥
zi子
chēng称
liáng量
jīn金
zi子
de的
zhòng重
liàng量
。
The goldsmith uses a small steelyard to weigh the gold.