Mammoth Memory

kilogram – gong-jin

Written as gōngjīn or gongjin

See Chinese Mandarin and Weights.

To remember that kilogram is pronounced gong-jin (gongjin ) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

Each time the kilogram weight hits the gong, we took a drink from our gin (gong-jin).

Each time the kilogram weight hits the gong, we took a drink from our gin (gong-jin).

 

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