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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]] | * 1 [[lii (tan'ui)|lii]] = 37.5 mg | ||
* 1 [[hwn (taxngliong)|hwn]] | * 1 [[hwn (taxngliong)|hwn]] = 10 buun = 375 mg | ||
* 1 [[Taicvii]] | * 1 [[Taicvii|cvii]] = 10 hwn = 3.75 g | ||
* 1 [[Tainiuo]] | * 1 [[Tainiuo|niuo]] = 10 cvii = 37.5 g (1.323 oz.) | ||
* 1 [[Taikyn]] | * 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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 26 June 2024
Taioaan thoanthorng ee tan'ui hexthorng (Taiwanese units of measurement)
Linear measure
Linear measure (tngto) in Taiwan is largely metric (see kongchiøq) but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use.
- 1-zhuxn = 3.030 cm
- 1-chiøq = 10-zhuxn = 30.3 cm
- 1-tng = 10-chiøq = 3.3 m
- 1-lie: kofzar cidlie = 360-po
These units can be called taizhuxn, taichiøq, taitiong, tailie, respectively.
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 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, 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 represented the area that could be farmed by one man with one head of oxen and one plow.
- 1 pvii = 36 chiøq² = 3.306 m²
- 1 bor (畝) = 30 pvii = 99.2 m²
- 1 kaq = 2934 pvii = 0.97 hectares (~2.4 acres)
- 1-tviw løee = 5 kaq = 4.85 hectares
- (1 hwn = 9.8 bor = 0.1 kaq)
Volume
Volume (thefzeg)
- ciøh (石 ~100 L) / taiciøh
- (metric: 1 ciøh = 10 tao)
- tao (斗 ~10 L) / taitao
- 1 tao = 10 cyn
- cyn (升 ~litre (L)) / taicyn
Weight or mass
Weight (taxngliong):
- 1 lii = 37.5 mg
- 1 hwn = 10 buun = 375 mg
- 1 cvii = 10 hwn = 3.75 g
- 1 niuo = 10 cvii = 37.5 g (1.323 oz.)
- 1 kyn = 16 niuo = 600 g (1.323 lbs.)
- 1 tvax (擔) = 100 kyn = 60 kg (132.3 lbs.)
Proverb
- Cidkyn zablak niuo. Pvoax kyn pøeq niuo.
- One catty, 16 tael. One half catty, eight tael.
- six of one, half a dozen of the other