開秤

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start steelyard; steel yard; scales
trad. (開秤)
simp. (开秤)

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Wiktionary): khe tshen (T1); khe (T1) + tshen (T2)

  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: khe tshen (T1); khe (T1) + tshen (T2)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /kʰe̞⁵⁵ t͡sʰəɲ²¹/, /kʰe̞⁴⁴  t͡sʰəɲ³⁴/

Verb

開秤

  1. (Shanghainese Wu) for a vendor to start selling produce at an allotted time
    菜場幾點鐘開秤 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    菜场几点钟开秤 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 23
    [na̱²³ t͡sʰe̞³³ z̥ã⁴⁴ t͡ɕi³³ ti⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹ kʰe̞⁴⁴  t͡sʰəɲ³⁴] [IPA]
    When does your market start selling?
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