Li ( zh, s=厘 , t=釐 , p=lí), called lei in
Cantonese
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, ly in
Vietnamese
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or "
cash
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" in English, is a traditional Chinese unit for weight measurement. It originated in China before being introduced to neighboring countries in East Asia. Nowaday, the mass of 1 ''li'' equals 50 mg (i.e., 0.05 grams) in mainland China,
37.5 mg in Taiwan,
37.8 mg in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia,
and 37.8 mg in Vietnam.
[ ''Li'' is mostly used in the traditional markets.][1959 Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaNo. 180]
pages 311 to 312
China Mainland
On June 25, 1959, the State Council of the People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
issued the "Order on the Unified Measurement System", retaining the market measure system, with minor amendment.
where 1 ''li'' equals 50 mg or 0.05 grams, and 10 ''li'' equals 1 ''fen''.
Taiwan
The Taiwanese still use the old weights and measures of the Chinese Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
. 1 Taiwan ''li'' is equal to 37.5 mg, or 1/10 Taiwan ''fen''.
Hong Kong and Macau
In Hong Kong, one ''li'' is equal to 1/10 ''fen'', which is 37.799 mg or 0.037799 grams.
Vietnam
In Vietnam, 1 ''li'' or ''ly'' is equal to 37.8 mg (i.e., 0.038 grams) or 1/10 ''fen'' by traditional value.Jin (mass)
The jin () or catty (from Malay ''kati'') is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries. Related units include the picul (dan/shi), equal to 100 catties, and the tael (l ...
.
See also
* Chinese units of measurement
Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the ''shìzhì'' ("market system"), are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although Chinese numerals have been decimal (base-10) since the Shang dynasty, Shang, several Chine ...
* Hong Kong units of measurement
Hong Kong has three main systems of units of measurement in current use:
* The Chinese units of measurement of the Qing Empire (no longer in widespread use in mainland China);
* British Imperial units; and
* The metric system.
In 1976 the Hong ...
* Taiwanese units of measurement
Taiwanese units of measurement (; Hakka: Thòi-chṳ) are the customary and traditional units of measure used in Taiwan. The Taiwanese units formed in the 1900s when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. The system mainly refers to Japanese system. T ...
* Vietnamese units of measurement
References
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External links
* 中國度量衡#衡
* 市制
* 厘 (質量單位)
Units of mass
Chinese units of measurement
Customary units of measurement