二百两 (èr bǎi) — (historical measure) two hundred taels (of silver)
Definition
A unit of ∼37.5 kg of silver used as money in imperial China, equivalent to about 10,000 copper coins. You will mostly meet it in historical fiction, period dramas, and texts about the Ming and Qing dynasties.
numeral
(historical measure) two hundred taels (of silver)
Examples
- 二百两。Tā huā le èr bǎi yín zi mǎi le zhè pǐ mǎ.He spent two hundred taels of silver to buy this horse.
- 二百两。Zhè bǐ shēng yì zhuàn le èr bǎi.This business deal earned two hundred taels.
- ，二百两。Xiǎo shuō lǐ shuō, tā qiàn le bié rén èr bǎi.The novel says he owed someone two hundred taels.
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