Weighing over the cane means that things are progressing very smoothly. "Weighing over sugar cane" is a Chinese word whose pinyin is diānguòlùzhè. The literal meaning of the idiom is to be straighter than sugar cane. The actual meaning is that things are going very smoothly. The word "Wei" has two meanings, one means to straighten and the other means to achieve.
The meaning of "weighing over sugar cane"
There is a folk saying in the Pearl River Delta area called "weighing over sugar cane". The literal meaning is that it is straighter than sugar cane, but the actual meaning is to express the progress of things. It went very smoothly, and an ancient dialect word was recorded in various ancient Chinese books. The earliest written record was compiled by Robert Morrison, a British missionary who came to China in the early 19th century, and compiled "Guangdong Provincial Dialect Vocabulary".
Anyone who has friends from the South has probably heard of the word "weighing over the sugar cane". "Weighing over the sugar cane" means "tiezhi". In fact, "weighing over the sugar cane" is also a way for people to have a harmonious family and a smooth career. The beautiful vision may be the reason why this New Year custom full of strong New Year flavor can be passed down.