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weigh in the hand

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

dian1 diān

Meaning


Primary

weigh in the hand

Alternatives

weigh, weigh with hand, weigh with the hand, weighs in the hand, weigh in hand

Mnemonic


[di-] Diddy Kong is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he comes across a 占 fortune telling 广 shack that is run by a 扌 finger. The 扌 finger gives Diddy Kong a metal banana and asks him to guess correctly how much it weighs. Diddy Kong 掂 weighs in the hand the banana and guesses. He guesses right, so the 扌 finger gives him a 占 fortune that says he will be rich and have many bananas. Diddy Kong is really good at 掂 weighing with the hand. He is a monkey after all!

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