Tael can refer to any one of several weight measures of the Far East. In the Physical sciences weight is a Measurement of the gravitational Force acting on an object The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. Most commonly, it refers to the Chinese tael (Chinese: 两, liǎng in Mandarin Chinese), a part of the Chinese system of weights and currency . China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Chinese units of measurement ( are the customary and traditional units of measure used in the People's Republic of China. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is There were many different weighting standards of tael depending on the region or type of trade. In general the silver tael weighed around 40 grams. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. The most common government measure was the Kùpíng (庫平 "treasury") tael, weighing 1. 2 Troy ounces (37. Troy weight is a system of units of Mass customarily used for Precious metals Black powder, and Gemstones Named after Troyes 3 g). A common commercial weight, the Cáopíng (漕平) tael weighed 1. 18 Troy ounces (36. 7 g) of marginally less pure silver.
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Tael currency
Traditional Chinese silver sycees and other currencies of fine metals were not denominated or made by a central mint and their value was determined by their weight in taels. A sycee was a type of Silver or Gold Ingot currency used in China until the 20th century They were made by individual silversmiths for local exchange, and as such the shape and amount of extra detail on each ingot were highly variable; square and oval shapes were common but "boat", flower, tortoise and others are known. The local tael also took precedence over any central measure, so the Canton tael weighed 37. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city 5g, the Convention or Shanghai tael was 33. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million 9 g (1. 09 oz troy), and the Customs or Hǎiguān (海關) tael 37. 8 g (defined as 11⁄3 oz avoirdupois, about 1. The avoirdupois (ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz French avwaʀdypwɑ system is a system of weights (or properly Mass) based on a pound of sixteen Ounces 22 oz troy). The conversion rates between various common taels were well known. The tael was still the basis of the silver currency and sycee remained in use until the end of the Qing Dynasty. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Common weights were 50 tael, 10 tael, and 5 down to 1.
Historical value
Modern studies suggest that, on purchasing power parity basis, one tael of silver was worth about 4130 modern Chinese yuan in the early Tang Dynasty, 2065 in the late Tang Dynasty, and 660. The purchasing power parity ( PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium Exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their Purchasing power. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by 8 in the mid Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led
Modern usage
The tael is still in use as a weight measurement. In the People's Republic of China, it is equivalent to 50g since the country has gone metric (see Chinese unit for details). Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does Chinese units of measurement ( are the customary and traditional units of measure used in the People's Republic of China. In Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia it is equivalent to 10 mace (qián 錢) or 1⁄16 catty[1], albeit with slightly different equivalent in metric in these two places. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders A mace ( Hong Kong English usage also tsin) is a traditional Chinese measurement of weight in East Asia that was also used as a currency denomination Catty is the English word for a traditional Chinese unit of Mass called a jīn ( Chinese characters: 斤) in Mandarin Chinese The Chinese units of measurement are usually used in the Chinese herbal medicine stores as well as gold and silver exchange. Chinese units of measurement ( are the customary and traditional units of measure used in the People's Republic of China. See Herbalism for the non-Chinese tradition of herbology Chinese Herbology ( is the common name for the subject of Chinese In Shanghai, silver is still traded in taels.
In Hong Kong, one tael is 37. 79936375 g[1], and in ordinance 22 of 1884 is 11⁄3 oz. avoir.
Some foodstuff in China are sold in units also called "taels", but which do not necessarily weigh one tael. This article is about the unit of mass For the unit of force see Pound-force. Food items sold in taels include the Shengjian mantou and the Xiaolongbao, both small buns commonly found in Shanghai. Shengjian mantou are a type of small pan-fried Baozi which is a specialty of Shanghai. Xiǎolóngbāo also known as soup dumpling is a type of Baozi (filled Bun or Bread -like item from Eastern China, including In these cases, one tael is traditionally four and eight buns respectively.
Names
The English word tael comes from the Malay word tahil, meaning "weight" and tahil is used in Malay and English today when referring to the weight in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei where it is still used in some contexts especially related to the significant Overseas Chinese population. The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام
In Chinese, the tael is written 两 and pronounced liǎng (pinyin romanisation). Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use It is a legal weight measure in Hong Kong, where it is pronounced leung in Cantonese[1]. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Standard Cantonese is the standard variant of the Cantonese (Yuet language The names liang and leung are also used in English to refer to the tael.
In Chinese, the phrase "half a catty is 8 tael" ("半斤八两"), meaning two different presentations of the same thing, similar to the English phrase "Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other" is still often said today.
References
- ^ a b c Weights and Measures Ordinance. The Law of Hong Kong.
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tael
-noun
- Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
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