砝碼

Chinese

 
a weight; number; yard
a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
trad. (砝碼) 砝 碼
simp. (砝码) 砝 码
alternative forms 砝馬/砝马
法馬/法马
法碼/法码
砝碼。

Etymology

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

交易者以銅為法,衡銀輕重,謂之法馬,皆屬計數之意。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
交易者以铜为法,衡银轻重,谓之法马,皆属计数之意。 [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. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation


Noun

砝碼

  1. standard weight (used on a balance scale)

Synonyms

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