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Linear measure (''[[tngto]]'') in Taiwan is largely metric (see ''[[kongchiøq]]'') but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use. | Linear measure (''[[tngto]]'') in Taiwan is largely metric (see ''[[kongchiøq]]'') but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use. | ||
* 1 | * 1-[[zhuxn]] = 3.030 cm | ||
* 1 | * 1-[[chiøq]] = 10-zhuxn = 30.3 cm | ||
* 1 | * 1-{{x|tng}} = 10-chiøq = 3.3 m | ||
* 1 | * 1-[[lie (tan'ui)|lie]]: kofzar cidlie = 360-[[po (tan'ui)|po]] | ||
These units can be called ''taizhuxn'', ''taichiøq'', ''taitiong'', ''tailie'', respectively. | |||
== Biexnzeg == | == Biexnzeg == | ||
Unlike with other measures, area ([[biexnzeg]]) continues to be almost exclusively measured with traditional rather than SI units. The principal unit for measuring the floorspace of an office or apartment, the [[ | Unlike with other measures, area ([[biexnzeg]]) continues to be almost exclusively measured with traditional rather than SI units. The principal unit for measuring the floorspace of an office or apartment, the [[pvii (tan'ui)|pvii]] derives from the Japanese ''tsubo''. Taiwanese units of land measurement derive from both traditional Dutch and Japanese measurements. The principal unit of land measure, the [[kaq (tan'ui)|kaq]], derives from the obsolete Dutch unit of measure ''morgen'', which was introduced in Taiwan's era of Dutch colonization; or from the Dutch word for "field", ''akker''. The ''[[løee (tan'ui)|løee]]'' represented the area that could be farmed by one man with one head of oxen and one plow. | ||
* 1 | * 1 pvii = 36 chiøq² = 3.306 m² | ||
* 1 {{x|bor}} (畝) = 30 | * 1 {{x|bor}} (畝) = 30 pvii = 99.2 m² | ||
* 1 {{x|kaq}} = | * 1 {{x|kaq}} = 2934 pvii = 0.97 [[hectare]]s (~2.4 acres) | ||
* 1 | * 1-tviw løee = 5 kaq = 4.85 hectares | ||
* (1 [[hwn (biexnzeg)|hwn]] = 9.8 bor = 0.1 kaq) | * (1 [[hwn (biexnzeg)|hwn]] = 9.8 bor = 0.1 kaq) | ||
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** 1 cyn = 10 {{gs|kab|合|~0.1 L}} | ** 1 cyn = 10 {{gs|kab|合|~0.1 L}} | ||
== Weight | == Weight or mass == | ||
Weight ([[taxngliong]]) | Weight ([[taxngliong]]): | ||
* 1 [[lii (tan'ui)|lii]] = 37.5 mg | * 1 [[lii (tan'ui)|lii]] = 37.5 mg | ||
* 1 [[hwn (taxngliong)|hwn]] = 10 buun = 375 mg | * 1 [[hwn (taxngliong)|hwn]] = 10 buun = 375 mg | ||
* 1 [[Taicvii]] = 10 hwn = 3.75 g | * 1 [[Taicvii|cvii]] = 10 hwn = 3.75 g | ||
* 1 [[Tainiuo]] = 10 cvii = 37.5 g (1.323 oz.) | * 1 [[Tainiuo|niuo]] = 10 cvii = 37.5 g (1.323 oz.) | ||
* 1 [[Taikyn]] = 16 | * 1 [[Taikyn|kyn]] = 16 niuo = 600 g (1.323 lbs.) | ||
* 1 [[tvax (tan'ui)|tvax]] (擔) = 100 | * 1 [[tvax (tan'ui)|tvax]] (擔) = 100 kyn = 60 kg (132.3 lbs.) | ||
==Proverb== | == Proverb == | ||
; {{ | ; {{x|Cidkyn zablak niuo. Pvoax kyn pøeq niuo.}} | ||
: One catty, 16 tael. One half catty, one half | : One catty, 16 tael. One half catty, eight tael. | ||
: {{wt|six of one, half a dozen of the other}} | |||
[[Category:Taioaan]] | [[Category:Taioaan]] | ||
[[Category:Piauzurn]] | [[Category:Piauzurn]] | ||
[[Category:Tan'ui]] | [[Category:Tan'ui]] | ||