LIANG

Meaning of LIANG in English

/lyahng/ , n. , pl. liang, liangs .

a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1 / 16 catty, and equivalent to about 1 1 / 3 ounce (37 grams). Also called tael, haikwan tael .

[ 1820-30; liang ]

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LIANG — lēˈäŋ, -ˈaŋ noun ( plural liang also liangs ) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) liang 3 : an old Chinese unit of …
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LIANG — /lyahng/ , n. Wade-Giles, Pinyin. one of two dynasties that ruled in China, A.D. 502-57, 907-23.
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LIANG — (китайское) лян, лан (мера веса) (китайское) (историческое) лян (денежная единица)
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LIANG — n кит. 1. лян, лан ( мера веса ) 2. ист. лян ( денежная единица )
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LIANG — (n) лан
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LIANG — (0) лян
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LIANG — n кит. 1. лян, лан ( мера веса ) 2. ист. лян ( денежная единица )
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LIANG — n кит. 1. лян, лан ( мера веса ) 2. ист. лян ( денежная единица )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIANG — (китайское) лян, лан (мера веса) (китайское) (историческое) лян (денежная единица)
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ZHUGE LIANG — or Chu-ko Liang born AD 181, Yangdu, Shandong province, China died August 234, Wuzhangyuan, Shaanxi province, China Celebrated adviser to …
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LIANG CH'I-CH'AO — /lyahng" chee"chow"/ 1873-1929, Chinese scholar, journalist, and reformer. Also, Pinyin, Liang Qichao /lyahng" chee"chow"/ .
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P'ING-LIANG
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LU-LIANG MOUNTAINS — Chinese (Wade-Giles) L-liang Shan, or (Pinyin) Lliang Shan, range in Shansi province, China. The name L-liang Mountains is generally used …
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LIANG SHU-MING — born Oct. 18, 1893, Kweilin, Kwangsi province, China died June 23, 1988, Peking Pinyin Liang Shuming Neo-Confucian philosopher and writer …
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LIANG SHIH-CH'IU — born Dec. 8, 1902, Peking, China died Nov. 3, 1987, Taipei, Taiwan writer, translator, and literary critic known for his …
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LIANG K'AI — born c. 1140, , Tung-p'ing, Shantung province, China died c. 1210 Pinyin Liang Kai Chinese painter known primarily for paintings …
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LIANG CH'I-CH'AO — born Feb. 23, 1873, Hsinhui, Kwangtung province, China died Jan. 19, 1929, Peking Pinyin Liang Qichao the foremost intellectual leader …
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LIANG CH'EN-Y — born 1520, K'un-shan, Kiangsu province, China died c. 1593, , China Pinyin Liang Chenyu Chinese playwright and author of the …
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CHU-KO LIANG — born 181, Yang-tu, Shantung province, China died 234, China Pinyin Zhuge Liang celebrated adviser to Liu Pei, founder of the …
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CHANG HSEH-LIANG — born 1898, Hai-ch'eng, Liaoning Province, China byname Young Marshal Chinese warlord who, in the Sian Incident (q.v.; 1936), compelled the …
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KAOLIANG — |kau̇lē|äŋ noun also koa·liang |kōl- ; or kow·liang |kau̇l-, |kōl- ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) kȧo 1 liang 2 …
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TAEL — /tayl/ , n. 1. liang. 2. any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East. 3. a …
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KAOLIANG — /kow'lee ang"/ , n. 1. a variety of grain sorghum. 2. a liquor made from kaoliang stalks. [ kao 1 …
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WU-WEI
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WU-TI — born 156 BC died March 29, 87/86 BC Pinyin Wudi, original name Liu Ch'e autocratic Chinese emperor (141/14087/86 BC), who …
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UNITED FRONT — in Chinese history, either of two coalitions between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang ). The …
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SIAN INCIDENT — (Dec. 1225, 1936), in Chinese history, seizure of the Nationalist generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek by one of his own generals, Chang …
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NANKING — WadeGiles romanization Nan-ching, Pinyin Nanjing city, capital of Kiangsu sheng (province), east-central China. Nanking, whose name means southern capital, is …
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EAST ASIAN ARTS — music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the …
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CONFUCIANISM
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CHU WEN — born 852, Yang-shan, Honan Province, China died 912, Kai-feng Pinyin Zhu Wen, also called (Wade-Giles romanization) Chu Ch'an-chung, or Chu …
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