卡尺

Chinese

		customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card	a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
trad. (卡尺)		卡	尺
simp. ^#(卡尺)		卡	尺

Etymology

From 卡 (kǎ, from English caliper) + 尺 (chǐ, “ruler”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ cek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎchǐ [Phonetic: káchǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³-chʻih³
  - Yale: kǎ-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaachyy
  - Palladius: качи (kači)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ cek³
  - Yale: kā chek
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ tsek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ cég³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³/

Noun

卡尺

calipers

Derived terms

游標卡尺／游标卡尺 (yóubiāo kǎchǐ)

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