paktong

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product. countable,uncountable
    — Chinese export metalwork consists almost entirely of three categories: silverware; pewterware; and paktong, an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, which the Chinese also described as tutenague, and which was probably worked by white metalsmiths also making pewter.

词形变化

paktongs plural packtong alternative pakfong alternative packfong alternative paitung alternative petong alternative

词源

Anglicisation of Cantonese 白銅／白铜 (baak6 tung4, “white copper”).
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