斤两 (jīn liǎng) — (literal) weight (in jin and liang units); (figurative) significance, importance, substance
Definition
Literally 'jin and liang' (weight units), but as a set phrase 斤两 means 'substance, real weight' — usually after 有 to mean a remark or person carries genuine weight. Almost always used figuratively, rarely for actual weighing.
noun
(literal) weight (in jin and liang units)(figurative) significanceimportancesubstance
Examples
- 斤两？Zhè zhǒng huò wù de jīn liǎng shì duō shǎo?What is the weight of this kind of goods?
- 斤两，。Tā de huà hěn yǒu jīn liǎng, dà jiā dōu hěn zhòng shì.His words carry weight; everyone takes them very seriously.
- ，斤两。Bié kàn zhè ge rén nián qīng, shuō de huà què hěn yǒu jīn liǎng.Don't be fooled by his youth – the things he says have a lot of substance.
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