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Dictionary: cat·ty1   (kăt'ē) pronunciation
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adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.
  1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.
  2. Catlike; stealthy.
cattily cat'ti·ly adv.
cattiness cat'ti·ness n.

cat·ty2 also cat·tie (kăt'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
Any of various units of weight used in Southeast Asia, especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams (approximately 1.1 pounds).

[Malay kati.]


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Definition: nasty, malicious
Antonyms: kind, nice, pleasant

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IN BRIEF: n. - Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) adj. - Marked by or arising from malice.

Tutor's tip: The "catty" (spiteful, malicious) "caddie" (one who carries clubs for a golfer) always carried a tea "caddy" (small box to hold tea).

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"斤" redirects here. For its meaning in Classical Chinese, see axe.
Catty can also refer to Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.

Catty is the English word for a traditional Chinese unit of mass called a jīn (Chinese characters: 斤) in Mandarin Chinese (or gan in Cantonese, kin or kun in Minnan , kin in Japanese and 'cân' in Vietnamese) used across East Asia. The English word catty originated from the Malay word kati. The kati is still used informally for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops in East and Southeast Asian countries.

The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1⅓ pounds avoirdupois, formalised as 604.78982 grammes in Hong Kong[1], 604.79 grammes in Malaysia [2] and 604.8 grammes in Singapore [3]. In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grammes (Taiwan and Thailand).

In mainland China, the catty has been rounded to 500 grammes and is referred to as the market catty (市斤 shijin) in order to distinguish it from the public catty (公斤 gongjin), or kilogram.

Related weights

A picul (Malay: pikul, Chinese: 擔 (Mandarin: dàn, Cantonese: tam)) is equal to 100 catties.

A tael (Malay: tahil, Chinese: 兩 (Mandarin: liăng, Cantonese leung, Minnan niu or nio•)) is the English term for 1/16 of a catty.

A stone (Chinese: 石 (Cantonese: shek)) is the English term for 120 catties.

References

  1. ^ "Weights and Measures Ordinance". The Law of Hong Kong. http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/4ed2ff0cf02f2fd9c82564760077af3c?OpenDocument. 
  2. ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1972". http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/pub/kpdn/html/akta_timbangsukat1972.pdf. 
  3. ^ "Weights and Measures Act". http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-349&date=latest&method=p. 

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - katteagtig, ondskabsfuld

2.
n. - vægtenhed; ca. 0,67 kg.

Nederlands (Dutch)
kattig

Français (French)
1.
adj. - méchant

2.
n. - unité de poids (d'environ 0,67 kg)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - gehässig, katzenhaft, falsch

2.
n. - Katt, Katti, chin. Gewichtseinheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γατίσιος, (μτφ.) μοχθηρός, κακεντρεχής
n. - μονάδα βάρους (680 γραμμάρια)

Italiano (Italian)
malizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - felino, traiçoeiro, maldoso
n. - maldade (f), dissimulação (f)

Русский (Russian)
ехидный, злорадный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - gatuno, felino, malicioso

2.
n. - unidad de peso (aprox. 0,67 kg)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kattlik, spydig
n. - viktmått (ca 0,67 kg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 狡猾的, 如猫的, 阴险的

2. 斤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 斤

2.
adj. - 狡猾的, 如貓的, 陰險的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 심술 궂은, 교활한

2.
n. - 중국 동남 아시아의 중량단위로 0.67Kg 정도

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 猫のような, ずるい
n. - カティー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حقود, ماكر, مستهزء, خبيث (الاسم) وزن صيني حوالي 0.67 غرام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ערמומי, פוגע במילותיו‬
n. - ‮חתולי‬

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