1. Plural of liang; a unit of weight used in East Asia, typically equal to about 50 grams or 1/16 of a catty.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; used in Chinese, Vietnamese, and other East Asian contexts

Examples

• The merchant weighed the tea in liangs using a traditional balance scale.
• One catty equals sixteen liangs in the traditional Chinese measurement system.
• The recipe called for five liangs of rice flour.
• Historical trade records documented goods measured in liangs and catties.