Tael
noun
1.
liang.
2.
any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East.
3.
a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver.
noun
1.
a unit of weight, used in the Far East, having various values between one to two and a half ounces
2.
(formerly) a Chinese monetary unit equivalent in value to a tael weight of standard silver
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