升斗 in English sheng1 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • liter and decaliter dry measure
  • (metaphorically) meager quantity of foodstuff

Simplified Characters

升 斗

Traditional Characters

升 斗

Pinyin

sheng1 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

升sheng1to ascend 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]