tael
Meaning
- 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.
- 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
Synonyms
tael
Tael
tael
taelPronounced as (IPA)
/teɪl/
Etymology
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.
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