liang
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A traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to about 37 grams
- noun
- Specialized
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liang
- He inherited a gold bar weighing five liang from his grandfather.
Examples
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One liang of tea was enough to last the family a week.
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The fish weighed about 5 liang.
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The merchant measured the silver in liang before making the sale.
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I bought a piece of meat for 10 liangs.
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The merchant measured the silver in liang before making the sale.
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He inherited a gold bar weighing five liang from his grandfather.
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One liang of tea was enough to last the family a week.
Synonyms
7
9.9
A traditional East Asian weight equal to about 38 grams, often used to measure silver or gold
is the Chinese unit mainly used only as a weight of about 37 grams
Surface Forms
Etymology
Liang for the unit of weight comes from the Chinese character 兩, which originally meant 'two' or 'pair'. Because it began as 'two pieces' it became the name of a small standard weight, the old tael of about 37 grams.