tael

/teyl/US // teɪl //UK // (teɪl) //

邛崃,邛崃市,嘲讽

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : liang.
- : any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East.
- : a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver.

“These are five-tael boxes, more than two pounds,” said Nares, weighing one in his hand.
The tael became thinner and thinner until 2,000 of them piled together made less than three inches in height.
The tael is not a coin, but a certain weight of silver, and therefore its value fluctuates with the value of silver.
But one meets persistently the word “tael” in their estimate of the value of things.
Rupees are also current, and at this time were equivalent to 400 cash—the tael at the same time being worth 1260 cash.