Taiwanese units of measurement: Difference between revisions

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=Taxngliong (重量, ''weight/mass'')=
=Taxngliong (重量, ''weight/mass'')=
* [[Tainiuo]] = 1 [[niuo]] (, ''tael'') = 10 cvii (錢, ''mace'') = 100 hwn (, ''candareen'') = 1000 buun (文, ''cash'') = 37.5 g (but 50 g in modern China)
* 1 [[buun]] (文, ''cash'') = 37.5 mg
* [[Taikyn]] = 1 kyn/kwn (斤, ''catty'') = 16 niuo (兩, ''taels'') = 600 g
* 1 [[hwn]] (, ''candareen'') = 10 buun = 375 mg
*[[tvax]] (擔, ''picul'') = 100 Taikyn = 60 kg
* 1 [[cvii]] (錢, ''mace'') = 10 hwn = 3.75 g
* 1 [[niuo]] (, ''tael'') = 10 cvii = 37.5 g
* 1 kyn/kwn (斤, ''catty'', [[Taikyn]]) = 16 niuo = 600 g
* 1 [[tvax]] (擔, ''picul'') = 100 Taikyn = 60 kg
 
Note: one 兩 (M: liǎng) is 50 g in modern China.
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