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The origins of the customary units of measurement in South Asia are varied. As in Europe, there were various local systems of everyday measurements of length , mass and dry volume (the latter being a de facto measure of mass for many staple grains), while gold , pearls and gemstones were weighed on a different, slightly more standardized scale.
The baht is still used as a unit of measurement in gold trading. However, one baht of 96.5% gold bullion is defined as 15.16 grams rather than the generic standard of 15 grams. The baht has also become the name of the currency of Thailand, which was originally fixed to the corresponding mass of silver.
A gold shop in Thailand. The necklace chains are denoted by their weight in baht.. The tical is a unit of mass (or weight in the colloquial sense) historically used in Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly in the predecessor states of Myanmar, where it is known as the kyat (kyattha), and of Cambodia and Thailand, where it is known as the baht (bat).
Brassière band size is measured below the breasts, not at the bust. A woman with measurements of 36A–27–38 will have a different presentation than a woman with measurements of 34C–27–38. These women have ribcage circumferences differing by 2 inches, but when breast tissue is included the measurements are the same at 38 inches.
In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grams (Taiwan, [5] Japan, Korea [6] and Thailand). In mainland China , the catty (more commonly translated as jin within China) has been rounded to 500 grams and is referred to as the market catty ( 市斤 shìjīn ) in order to distinguish it from the kilogram, called the common catty ...
Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...
[37] 17 August 2010, The SBV further devalued the VND by 2.04% to 18,932 VND/USD, an increase of 388 dong from the previous rate. [37] [38] On 11 February 2011, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced a decision to increase the interbank exchange rate between USD and VND from 18,932 VND to 20,693 VND (a 9.3% increase).
The base unit of Korean weight is the gwan. [32] At the time of Korea's metrification, however, the pound was in more common use. Although it was usually taken as equivalent to 600 g, [33] as with red pepper and meats, [34] [35] a separate pound of 400 g was used for fruits [34] [35] and another of 375 [32] or 200 g was used for vegetables. [34]