Etymology

liang

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Today it means: Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency. Full definition →

Chinese 兩 /两
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liang · noun1

  1. Chinese · derived from兩 /两
  2. English todayliang

The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩 /两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.

Liang · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · derived from梁
  2. English todayLiang

From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.

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