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半斤八兩 半斤八两 [ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3] /not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee/ 7101 1
秤砣雖小壓千斤 秤砣虽小压千斤 [cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1] /although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)/apparently insignificant details can have a large impact/for want of a nail the battle was lost/ 6238 1
齒條千斤頂 齿条千斤顶 [chi3 tiao2 qian1 jin1 ding3] /rack and pinion jack/ 6835 1
短斤缺兩 短斤缺两 [duan3 jin1 que1 liang3] /to give short weight/ 1193 1
公斤 公斤 [[gong1jin1]] /kilogram (kg)/ 461 2
[jin1] /variant of 筋[jin1]/variant of 斤[jin1]/ 5213 1
[jin1] /catty/(PRC) weight equal to 500 g/(Tw) weight equal to 600 g/(HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g/ 3507 1
斤斗 斤斗 [jin1 dou3] /variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]/ 5895 1
斤斤計較 斤斤计较 [jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao4] /to haggle over every ounce/(fig.) to fuss over minor matters/to split hairs/ 4162 1
斤兩 斤两 [jin1 liang3] /weight/(fig.) importance/ 5304 1
斤斤較量 斤斤较量 [[jin1jin1-jiao4liang4]] /see 斤斤計較|斤斤计较[jin1jin1-ji4jiao4]/ 110 2
[liang3] /two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)/ 5309 1
螺旋千斤頂 螺旋千斤顶 [luo2 xuan2 qian1 jin1 ding3] /screw jack/ 6835 1
千金 千金 [qian1 jin1] /thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold/money and riches/(honorific) invaluable (support)/(honorific) daughter/ 5601 1
千斤頂 千斤顶 [[qian1jin1ding3]] /jack (mechanical lifting device)/ 158 2
缺斤短兩 缺斤短两 [que1 jin1 duan3 liang3] /to give short weight/ 1193 1
缺斤少兩 缺斤少两 [que1 jin1 shao3 liang3] /to give short weight/ 1193 1
市斤 市斤 [shi4 jin1] /Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg/ 4865 1
四兩撥千斤 四两拨千斤 [[si4liang3 bo1 qian1jin1]] /(lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/(fig.) to achieve much with little effort/ 50 2
臺斤 台斤 [Tai2 jin1] /Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)/ 4377 1
液壓千斤頂 液压千斤顶 [ye4 ya1 qian1 jin1 ding3] /hydraulic jack/ 6835 1
爭斤論兩 争斤论两 [zheng1 jin1 lun4 liang3] /to haggle over every ounce (idiom)/to to fuss over minor points/to be particular about sth/ 2011 1

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