斤
jīn
ㄐㄧㄣ
- 1catty
- 2(PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- 3(Tw) weight equal to 600 g
- 4(HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
In Taiwan
At Taiwan's markets a 斤 (台斤) is 600 g, not the mainland's 500 g — fruit and vegetable prices are quoted per 斤, so the difference is worth knowing.
Example
這種芒果一斤一百二十塊。
zhèzhǒng mángguǒ yì jīn yì bǎi èrshí kuài
This kind of mango is a hundred and twenty dollars a catty.