silver currency (historical); tael
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silver currency (used as money in imperial China, measured in taels)
archaicRefers to silver used as currency in pre-modern China, typically weighed in taels (liang). The term is historical and used when discussing Qing Dynasty and earlier monetary systems.
Qīng清
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
，
yín银
liǎng两
shì是
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
liú流
tōng通
huò货
bì币
。
During the Qing Dynasty, silver currency was the main medium of exchange.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
jiāo交
yì易
gòng共
jì计
sān三
qiān千
liǎng两
yín银
zi子
。
This transaction totaled three thousand taels of silver.
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Yín银
liǎng两
zhì制
dù度
zài在
jìn近
dài代
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
yín银
yuán元
qǔ取
dài代
。
The silver tael system was gradually replaced by silver dollars in modern times.