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Li (mass)
Li (simplified Chinese: 厘; traditional Chinese: 釐; pinyin: lí), called lei in Cantonese, ly in Vietnamese or "cash" 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,[1] 37.5 mg in Taiwan,[2] 37.8 mg in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia,[3][4][5] and 37.8 mg in Vietnam.[6] Li is mostly used in the traditional markets.[1]
- ^ a b (in Chinese) 1959 Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, No. 180, pages 311 to 312
- ^ Weights and Measures in Use in Taiwan Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine from the Republic of China Yearbook – Taiwan 2001.
- ^ "Weights and Measures Ordinance". Laws of Hong Kong.
- ^ "Weights and Measures Act". Statutes of the Republic of Singapore.
- ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
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