Chinese
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open; operate (vehicle); start
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steelyard; steel yard; scales
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| trad. (開秤)
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開
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秤
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| simp. (开秤)
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开
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秤
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Pronunciation
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 1khe-tshen; 1khe 5tshen
- MiniDict: khe平 tshen; khe平 tshen去
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1khe-tshen; 1khe 2tshen
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/, /kʰe⁴⁴ t͡sʰən³⁴/
Verb
開秤
- (Shanghainese) for a vendor to start selling produce at an allotted time