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铢
zhū
Description
"铢"是中国古代很小的重量单位。
"铢" is a very small unit of weight in ancient China.
现在我们常用它来说很小、很少的东西，比如"锱铢必较"。
Nowadays we often use it to describe something very small or scarce, such as in the phrase "锱铢必较".
Meanings
铢zhū
ancient Chinese unit of weight (a very small amount)
古代二十四铢等于一两。
In ancient times, twenty-four zhu equaled one liang.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally a tiny weight unit; twenty-four 铢 made one 两 (liǎng).
- Nuance
rarely used alone today; mostly appears in the idiom 锱铢必较 meaning haggling over trifles.
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