斤両
gan1 loeng2jīn liǎng
English
- ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importance attributed to something; the weight [written and colloquial]
- weight
- one's true ability
粵語 — Cantonese
- 重量
- 真正嘅能力
Examples
斤兩不足
underweight ----
我就睇下佢有幾多斤両。
Now I am going to see how able he really is.
喺挑人機之前問下自己有幾多斤兩先。
Figure out how much you can handle before you mess with someone.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk