- 秤砣 chèngtuó steelyard weightThe sliding metal weight used on a traditional Chinese steelyard scale to balance the weight of the object being measured.
- 碾砣 niǎntuó stone rollerA cylindrical stone roller used in a traditional grain mill to grind grain or remove husks; it is typically fixed to a center post and turned by people, animals, or water power.
- 秤砣虽小压千斤 chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn small details have a big impact(idiom) literally, although small, a steelyard weight can balance a thousand catties; apparently insignificant factors can have a massive impact or influence
- 吃了秤砣 chīlechèngtuó to be dead set on something(colloquial) To have one's mind firmly made up; to be determined and unshakeable (short for a xiehouyu completed by [[铁了心|鐵了心|tie3 le5 xin1]])
- 夯砣 hāngtuó rammerThe base of a heavy tool used for packing earth or leveling ground, often made of stone or metal; tamper
- 没有砣的秤 méiyǒutuódechèng a scale without a weight(xiehouyu) lacking a sense of propriety or judgment; literally a steelyard scale without its counterweight cannot determine weight, used to describe someone who does not know the relative importance of things or lacks tact
- 砣子 tuózi emery wheela grinding wheel used for polishing jade or other hard materials
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH