Taiwan Mandarin

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Entry·pron. jīn

jīn·ㄐㄧㄣ

“A unit of weight, often called a catty; in mainland China, 500g; in Taiwan, 600g; also refers to an axe or a radical in Chinese dictionaries.”

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Radical

斤axe

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公斤gōngjīn·ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄣkilogram (kg); a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.
台斤tái jīn·ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣTaiwanese catty; a traditional unit of weight used in Taiwan, equal to 600 grams; equivalent to 16 Taiwanese taels.
斤斤計較jīn jīn jì jiào·ㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧㄣㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋto fuss over trivial gains or losses; to be overly calculating and petty about small things