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両 (loeng2) — tael (a unit of weight, equal to 1/16 of catty or about 31 gm) in Cantonese

loengˊ²両
Mandarin Pinyin: liang3

Meaning of 両

nountael (a unit of weight, equal to 1/16 of catty or about 31 gm)
nounliang (a unit of weight, equal to 1/10 of jin or 50 gm)

Example Sentences with 両

出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有geiˊ²幾ganˉ¹斤loengˏ₅両？
How much is he/she worth?
keoiˏ₅佢ganˉ¹斤loengˏ₅両geiˊ²幾cungˏ₅重？
How heavy is his/her weight?
keoiˏ₅佢ganˉ¹斤loengˏ₅両houˊ²好cungˏ₅重。
He/She carries a lot of weight (influence/importance).
neiˏ₅你geiˊ²幾ganˉ¹斤loengˏ₅両？
How much are you worth?
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Words Containing 両

半斤八両bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2
six of one and half of a dozen of the other; Hobson's choice; Tweedledum and Tweedledee. | Lit. "Half a Catty or Eight Taels", which is the same amount (in old China, 1 catty = 16 taels = 600+g; in today's People's Republic, 1 catty = 500g = 10 taels). | Note: Some publications make a distinction betw. 両 (tael) and 兩 (two). Some publications don't.
銀両ngan4 loeng5
silver used as currency
斤両gan1 loeng2
ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions; the importance attributed to something; the weight [written and colloquial]

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