catty
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A weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and…A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
US/kˈæti/
» Let's not be catty.
Значення
значень: 2(розмовне)A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places.
ка́ттиkátti, цзиньczinʹ
(розмовне, сленг)A catapult.
Ще визначення
- any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Приклади
речень: 4Let's not be catty.
Let us weigh one catty of cuttlefish.
Tom made a catty joke about Mary's dress being from a thrift shop.
Ziri named the cat Catty.
Переклади
мов: 1Русский
Chinese unit of weight:
Походження
From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).
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Форми
множина: catties / cattysСиноніми
синонімів: 1Близькі за значенням
- any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams):cattie