金衡
金衡
jīn héng
troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
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- troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
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常衡制(Cháng héng zhì)— Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
→磅(bàng)— see 磅秤 scale
→唡(liǎng)— ounce (British imperial system) (old)
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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