Definition of tael in English:

tael

noun teɪltāl

1A weight used in China and East Asia, of varying amount but fixed in China at 50 grams (13/4 oz.).
两（中国和远东国家的衡量单位，起先质量不定，后来定为大约38克，即11/3盎司）
Example sentencesExamples
- Due to the intercession of Russia, Germany and France, the Manchurian government paid Japan 300 million taels of silver to ‘reclaim’ Liaotung.
- Once each year, I would travel to Ping's father and pay him an annual remuneration of twenty taels of silver, which amounted to less than thirteen American dollars.
- The garden's building project lasted 10 years and cost Gu more than 10,000 taels of silver.
- Though the victim of this armed aggression, China was forced to pay the aggressor 21 million taels of silver in ‘war reparation’ and opened five trading ports.
- The savvy businessman demanded a high annual rent of 50,000 taels of silver, and after 30 years, he wanted the Kwok family to return both the land and the store to his interests.
1. 1.1 A former Chinese monetary unit based on the value of a tael of standard silver.
  银两（中国以前的货币单位）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The construction fee plus the cost of equipment reached over 50,000 tael.
  Because of their ability to provide arbitrage among the complex monies of China, they coexisted with modern banks until the reorganization of the currency in 1933 to a silver dollar rather than the Chinese tael.
  It invested over 773,000 taels to reconstruct the shipbuilding factory.
  Nevertheless her indebtedness should not be exaggerated; the ill consequences were more the result of China's inelastic revenue system than of the real burden of foreign debt, which amounted only to one tael per capita.
  The two businessmen proposed that they lease the market from the Municipal Council of the French Concession for 500 taels in tax a year for 10 years.
  For example, following the offer of its shares to the public, the capital increased from 476,000 taels in 1874 to two million taels in 1884.
  The one-and-a-half-million tael facility was donated anonymously to the municipality by a British businessman, believed to be a leading philanthropist of the time.
  He believes that even craftsmen and laborers above the lowest level, who generally made 1.5 tael or so a month plus payments in kind, could afford books, but this assumes that they could save a tael a month.
  In 1910, 16 other Britons accumulated 16,000 taels and bought the Dalla Horse Repository, located at the present crossroad of Hongqiao Lu and Hami Lu, to change it into a club.
  Its total capital expenditure reached 2 million taels in 1882 and 2.3 million taels in 1891.
  In 1877, it was bought by the Chinese Merchant Steam Navigation Co for 220 million tael.
  But the price had skyrocketed so much that her entire savings converted into just a few measly taels.

Origin

From Malay tahil 'weight'.

Definition of tael in US English:

tael

nountāl

1A weight used in China and East Asia, of varying amount but fixed in China at 50 grams (13/4 oz.).
两（中国和远东国家的衡量单位，起先质量不定，后来定为大约38克，即11/3盎司）
Example sentencesExamples
- The savvy businessman demanded a high annual rent of 50,000 taels of silver, and after 30 years, he wanted the Kwok family to return both the land and the store to his interests.
- The garden's building project lasted 10 years and cost Gu more than 10,000 taels of silver.
- Due to the intercession of Russia, Germany and France, the Manchurian government paid Japan 300 million taels of silver to ‘reclaim’ Liaotung.
- Though the victim of this armed aggression, China was forced to pay the aggressor 21 million taels of silver in ‘war reparation’ and opened five trading ports.
- Once each year, I would travel to Ping's father and pay him an annual remuneration of twenty taels of silver, which amounted to less than thirteen American dollars.
1. 1.1 A former Chinese monetary unit based on the value of a tael of standard silver.
  银两（中国以前的货币单位）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The one-and-a-half-million tael facility was donated anonymously to the municipality by a British businessman, believed to be a leading philanthropist of the time.
  It invested over 773,000 taels to reconstruct the shipbuilding factory.
  Its total capital expenditure reached 2 million taels in 1882 and 2.3 million taels in 1891.
  Nevertheless her indebtedness should not be exaggerated; the ill consequences were more the result of China's inelastic revenue system than of the real burden of foreign debt, which amounted only to one tael per capita.
  He believes that even craftsmen and laborers above the lowest level, who generally made 1.5 tael or so a month plus payments in kind, could afford books, but this assumes that they could save a tael a month.
  The construction fee plus the cost of equipment reached over 50,000 tael.
  In 1910, 16 other Britons accumulated 16,000 taels and bought the Dalla Horse Repository, located at the present crossroad of Hongqiao Lu and Hami Lu, to change it into a club.
  Because of their ability to provide arbitrage among the complex monies of China, they coexisted with modern banks until the reorganization of the currency in 1933 to a silver dollar rather than the Chinese tael.
  But the price had skyrocketed so much that her entire savings converted into just a few measly taels.
  The two businessmen proposed that they lease the market from the Municipal Council of the French Concession for 500 taels in tax a year for 10 years.
  For example, following the offer of its shares to the public, the capital increased from 476,000 taels in 1874 to two million taels in 1884.
  In 1877, it was bought by the Chinese Merchant Steam Navigation Co for 220 million tael.

Origin

From Malay tahil ‘weight’.

单词	tael
释义	Definition of tael in English: tael noun teɪltāl 1A weight used in China and East Asia, of varying amount but fixed in China at 50 grams (13/4 oz.). 两（中国和远东国家的衡量单位，起先质量不定，后来定为大约38克，即11/3盎司） Example sentencesExamples Due to the intercession of Russia, Germany and France, the Manchurian government paid Japan 300 million taels of silver to ‘reclaim’ Liaotung. Once each year, I would travel to Ping's father and pay him an annual remuneration of twenty taels of silver, which amounted to less than thirteen American dollars. The garden's building project lasted 10 years and cost Gu more than 10,000 taels of silver. Though the victim of this armed aggression, China was forced to pay the aggressor 21 million taels of silver in ‘war reparation’ and opened five trading ports. The savvy businessman demanded a high annual rent of 50,000 taels of silver, and after 30 years, he wanted the Kwok family to return both the land and the store to his interests. 1.1 A former Chinese monetary unit based on the value of a tael of standard silver. 银两（中国以前的货币单位） Example sentencesExamples The construction fee plus the cost of equipment reached over 50,000 tael. Because of their ability to provide arbitrage among the complex monies of China, they coexisted with modern banks until the reorganization of the currency in 1933 to a silver dollar rather than the Chinese tael. It invested over 773,000 taels to reconstruct the shipbuilding factory. Nevertheless her indebtedness should not be exaggerated; the ill consequences were more the result of China's inelastic revenue system than of the real burden of foreign debt, which amounted only to one tael per capita. The two businessmen proposed that they lease the market from the Municipal Council of the French Concession for 500 taels in tax a year for 10 years. For example, following the offer of its shares to the public, the capital increased from 476,000 taels in 1874 to two million taels in 1884. The one-and-a-half-million tael facility was donated anonymously to the municipality by a British businessman, believed to be a leading philanthropist of the time. He believes that even craftsmen and laborers above the lowest level, who generally made 1.5 tael or so a month plus payments in kind, could afford books, but this assumes that they could save a tael a month. In 1910, 16 other Britons accumulated 16,000 taels and bought the Dalla Horse Repository, located at the present crossroad of Hongqiao Lu and Hami Lu, to change it into a club. Its total capital expenditure reached 2 million taels in 1882 and 2.3 million taels in 1891. In 1877, it was bought by the Chinese Merchant Steam Navigation Co for 220 million tael. But the price had skyrocketed so much that her entire savings converted into just a few measly taels. Origin From Malay tahil 'weight'. Definition of tael in US English: tael nountāl 1A weight used in China and East Asia, of varying amount but fixed in China at 50 grams (13/4 oz.). 两（中国和远东国家的衡量单位，起先质量不定，后来定为大约38克，即11/3盎司） Example sentencesExamples The savvy businessman demanded a high annual rent of 50,000 taels of silver, and after 30 years, he wanted the Kwok family to return both the land and the store to his interests. The garden's building project lasted 10 years and cost Gu more than 10,000 taels of silver. Due to the intercession of Russia, Germany and France, the Manchurian government paid Japan 300 million taels of silver to ‘reclaim’ Liaotung. Though the victim of this armed aggression, China was forced to pay the aggressor 21 million taels of silver in ‘war reparation’ and opened five trading ports. Once each year, I would travel to Ping's father and pay him an annual remuneration of twenty taels of silver, which amounted to less than thirteen American dollars. 1.1 A former Chinese monetary unit based on the value of a tael of standard silver. 银两（中国以前的货币单位） Example sentencesExamples The one-and-a-half-million tael facility was donated anonymously to the municipality by a British businessman, believed to be a leading philanthropist of the time. It invested over 773,000 taels to reconstruct the shipbuilding factory. Its total capital expenditure reached 2 million taels in 1882 and 2.3 million taels in 1891. Nevertheless her indebtedness should not be exaggerated; the ill consequences were more the result of China's inelastic revenue system than of the real burden of foreign debt, which amounted only to one tael per capita. He believes that even craftsmen and laborers above the lowest level, who generally made 1.5 tael or so a month plus payments in kind, could afford books, but this assumes that they could save a tael a month. The construction fee plus the cost of equipment reached over 50,000 tael. In 1910, 16 other Britons accumulated 16,000 taels and bought the Dalla Horse Repository, located at the present crossroad of Hongqiao Lu and Hami Lu, to change it into a club. Because of their ability to provide arbitrage among the complex monies of China, they coexisted with modern banks until the reorganization of the currency in 1933 to a silver dollar rather than the Chinese tael. But the price had skyrocketed so much that her entire savings converted into just a few measly taels. The two businessmen proposed that they lease the market from the Municipal Council of the French Concession for 500 taels in tax a year for 10 years. For example, following the offer of its shares to the public, the capital increased from 476,000 taels in 1874 to two million taels in 1884. In 1877, it was bought by the Chinese Merchant Steam Navigation Co for 220 million tael. Origin From Malay tahil ‘weight’.
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