คันชั่ง(kan châng)
Meanings
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steelyard; balance scale
A steelyard, traditional balance scale, or the beam of a weighing scale
Examples
แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คันชั่งkan chângคันชั่งkan chângsteelyard; balance scaleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การชั่งน้ำหนักgaan châng nám-nàkการชั่งน้ำหนักgaan châng nám-nàk1weighing; weigh-in2weighing up (options)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruit
Market vendors in the old days used a steelyard to weigh vegetables and fruits.
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คันชั่งkan chângคันชั่งkan chângsteelyard; balance scale