Taiwanese units of measurement: Difference between revisions

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=Tngto (腸肚, ''Linear measure'')=
=Tngto (腸肚, ''Linear measure'')=
Linear measure in Taiwan is largely metric ([[kongchiQq]], meter) but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use.
Linear measure in Taiwan is largely metric ([[kongchiQq]], meter) but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use.
*1 [[zhuxn]] (寸, inch) = 3.030 cm
*1 [[zhuxn]] (寸, J: sun, E: inch) = 3.030 cm
*1 [[chiQq]] (尺, ''[[shaku]]'', foot) = 10 zhuxn = 30 cm
*1 [[chiQq]] (尺, J: shaku, E: foot) = 10 zhuxn = 30 cm
*[[taichiQq]] - Taiwanese foot
*[[taichiQq]] - Taiwanese foot
*[[tailie]]
*[[tailie]] - Taiwanese mile


=Biexnzeg (面積, ''area'')=
=Biexnzeg (面積, ''area'')=
45,019

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