zyu1銖铢
Jyutpingzyu1
Yalejyū
Definition
An ancient Chinese unit of weight, equal to one twenty-fourth of a liang.
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How it's used
Refers strictly to a historical unit of measurement that is no longer used in modern daily life. It appears almost exclusively in idioms or when discussing ancient Chinese history and literature. You will rarely encounter it outside of academic or literary contexts.
Examples
Does this antique scale still use the zhu unit?
People in the past often used zhu when calculating weight.
Related words
Common phrases
to haggle over every cent
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Grammar guides
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