ʻūpā

Etymology
From Mandarin, ao “to boil”; pa “eight.” Mandarin Luópán. The original compass was made in a bowl, they put mercury in the bowl with a spoon in the mercury. The bowl was marked with eight spots. The handle of the spoon would point to the magnetic direction (Chinese magnetic compass.) Synonyms (Cantonese) 羅庚／罗庚 (Min Nan) 羅經／罗经, 干經／干经

Noun

 * 1) scissors
 * 2) compass