Why is another photo referred to as もう一丁?


一丁 is a cut of tofu or konyaku, so why is it also used for photos? I always
imagined it as a Polaroid, flat, like もう一枚 but can't find out the original
reason もう一丁 was used for it.




Its use is not limited to photos. もう一丁 is an idiomatic phrase which just means
"one more try", "give it another shot".

丁 is also used as a counter for dishes (of food), and today もう一丁 is typically
heard as a vigorous call in some restaurants (「牛丼、並一丁！」「ラーメン大盛り一丁！ もう一丁！」）. I
think you can just memorize it as it is.

Photographers may say もう一丁 to their subjects, but they never use 丁 to actually
count the number of photos or trials (e.g. [*]写真が5丁, [*]あと3丁撮ってみましょう).




Its use is not limited to photos. もう一丁 is an idiomatic phrase which just means
"one more try", "give it another shot".

丁 is also used as a counter for dishes (of food), and today もう一丁 is typically
heard as a vigorous call in some restaurants (「牛丼、並一丁！」「ラーメン大盛り一丁！ もう一丁！」）. I
think you can just memorize it as it is.

Photographers may say もう一丁 to their subjects, but they never use 丁 to actually
count the number of photos or trials (e.g. [*]写真が5丁, [*]あと3丁撮ってみましょう).

