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noun
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
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noun
Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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noun
a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: weight unit, weight
History
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.
Across languages
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