tael
IPA: tˈeɪɫ
noun
- Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
- (Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
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Examples of "tael" in Sentences
- The tael is still in use as a weight measurement.
- In general the silver tael weighed around 40 grams.
- East Asia has a traditional ounce, known as a tael, of varying value.
- Tael can refer to any one of several weight measures of the Far East.
- In these cases, one tael is traditionally four and eight buns respectively.
- A Qing regular soldier's salary was just about 1.5 tael of silver per month.
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