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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
打量 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
打量 ＝ 打 ＋ 量
ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ · dǎliang
verb — to size someone up, to look over, to scrutinize

字源 FORM — what the parts do

打to do, to make (the all-purpose verb)dǎ
量to measure, to gauge (測量)liangthe liáng "measure" sense, gone neutral-tone here
打量，打人的打，測量的量。
關 · Related
測量cèliángthe same 量 — measuring, but with instruments端詳duānxiángto study a face closely — the looking-over of 打量