Meaning
Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
Etymology
Origin: Chinese
The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩 /两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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