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  2. Cash (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Cash or li (simplified Chinese: 厘; traditional Chinese: 釐 or 厘; pinyin: lí) is a traditional Chinese unit of weight. The terms "cash" or "le" were documented to have been used by British explorers in the 1830s when trading in Qing territories of China .

  3. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    On 16 February 1929, the Nationalist government adopted and promulgated The Weights and Measures Act [2] to adopt the metric system as the official standard and to limit the newer Chinese units of measurement (Chinese: 市用制; pinyin: shìyòngzhì; lit. 'market-use system') to private sales and trade in Article 11, effective on 1 January ...

  4. Mr. Lee (restaurant) - Wikipedia

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    The first franchise was opened in Beijing in 1988 by a Californian Chinese-American, Li Beiqi (Chinese: 李北祺; pinyin: Lǐ Běiqí), also known as "Mr. Lee". Li's face can be seen as part of the company logo, in a style similar to KFC's Colonel Sanders logo. Today, there are several hundred franchises present in many major Chinese cities.

  5. 20 Traditional Chinese Food Dishes You Need to Try ... - AOL

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    Rasa Malaysia. Also Called: Chǎofàn Try It: Fried Rice “Rice is a staple in Chinese cuisine,” Yinn Low tells us. “Chinese fried rice is a complete meal that feeds the entire family.

  6. Li Ziqi is back! Popular Chinese farm life influencer returns ...

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    Chinese influencer Li Ziqi returned to her social media after over 1,200 days of complete silence, creating a storm of excitement among fans across platforms.. The 34-year-old content creator from ...

  7. Li (surname 利) - Wikipedia

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    Lì is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 利 in Chinese character. It is pronounced Lei in Cantonese, and often spelled Lei in Hong Kong and overseas-Chinese communities. It is listed 364th in the Song dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames. [1] As of 2008, Li is the 299th most common surname in China. [2]

  8. Li (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Li or ri (Chinese: 里, lǐ, or 市里, shìlǐ), also known as the Chinese mile, [citation needed] is a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The li has varied considerably over time but was usually about one third of an English mile and now has a standardized length of a half- kilometer (500 meters or 1,640 feet or 0.311 miles ).

  9. List of Chinese classifiers - Wikipedia

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    linear projections (light rays 亮光, etc.), orders given by an authority figure 命令, courses (of food) 點心 / 点心, walls and doors 門 / 门, questions 題 / 题, number of times (for certain procedures) 工序: 頂: 顶: dǐng deng2: deng2 tíng objects with protruding top (hats 帽子, etc.) 棟: 栋: dòng dung6: dung6 tòng ...