liang

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noun

Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

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taelWeiNgwei
OriginChinese 兩 /两 →
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Meanings

liang1

nounliang (plural liang or liangs)

plural liangs

  1. historicalSynonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

    Synonyms: tael

Liang2

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, a promotion of the former march of Wei

    Synonyms: Wei, Ngwei

  2. A surname from Chinese.

Liang3

proper noun
  1. A sub-sitio in the sitio of Ba-ay, barangay of Pito, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

Similar
tael

proper nounAn ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, a promotion of the former march of Wei

Similar
WeiNgwei
Also see
wei

Origin

liang · noun

  1. Chinese兩 /两
  2. Englishliang

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

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Liang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin梁
  2. EnglishLiang

From Mandarin 梁 (Liáng). Doublet of Niu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

liang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liang

MLA

“liang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liang.

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