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Definition of Taels

Tael
Tael Tael, n. [Malay ta?l, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tul[=a] a balance, weight, tul to weigh.] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [Written also tale.]

Meaning of Taels from wikipedia

- is still traded in taels. Some foodstuffs in China are sold in units also called "taels", but which do not necessarily weigh one tael. For cooked rice,...
- Look up tael in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tael refers to several weight measures of the Far East. Tael may also refer to: A character in The Legend...
- Eight Taels of Gold (Chinese: 八兩金) is a 1989 Hong Kong drama film directed by Mabel Cheung. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best...
- plus 50 taels and 6 rolls of fabrics for ones living in v****al states Xianjun: 40 taels and 40 hu of rice for those in a capital plus 40 taels and 5 rolls...
- Kaja Tael (born 24 June 1960) is an Estonian philologist, translator, and diplomat. She is a former Estonian amb****ador to the United Kingdom and to Germany...
- only increased from 36,100,000 taels in 1725 to 43,300,000 taels in 1812 before actually declining to 38,600,000 taels in 1841. In a similar period of...
- was denominated in tael, known as the yinliang piao (銀兩票), and had denominations of 1 tael, 5 taels, 10 taels, 50 taels, and 100 taels. The other series...
- pawnbroker branches, 58,000 taels of pure gold, 100 large ingots of pure gold, (1,000 taels each), 56,600 medium silver ingots, (100 taels each), 5,830,000 small...
- during the reign of Bogd Khan. The baron drew an annual income of 3,500 taels of silver and 60 rolls of silk. The following six titles were the same as...
- 180-260 taels for a battalion commander, 58-64 taels for a company commander, 25 taels for Lieutenants, 5.1 taels for sergeants, 4.8 taels for corporals...