Taiwanese units of measurement#Length

Linear measure in Taiwan is largely metric but some units derived from traditional Japanese units of measurement remain in use as a legacy of Japanese rule.

Taiwanese length units and the translation of length units in metric system (SI) shares the same character. The adjective Taiwanese ({{lang|zh-tw|台}}) can be added to address the Taiwanese unis system. For example, {{lang|zh-tw|台尺}} means Taiwanese foot and {{lang|zh-tw|公尺}} means meter.

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Unlike with other measures, area continues to be almost commonly measured with traditional units. Taiwanese units of area are derived from both traditional Dutch and Japanese measurements. The principal unit for measuring the floor space of an office or apartment is {{lang|zh-tw|坪}} (Taiwanese Hokkien: pêⁿ,In Taiwanese Hokkien, {{lang|zh-tw|坪}} is also pronounced pîⁿ, phêⁿ, phîⁿ, phiâⁿ, phêng depends on the accents. Hakka: phiàng, Mandarin: píng). The unit is derives from the Japanese tsubo, the base unit of the Japanese area. The principal unit of land measure is {{lang|zh-tw|甲}} (Taiwanese Hokkien: kah, Hakka: kap, Mandarin: jiǎ). The unit is derived from the obsolete Dutch morgen, which was introduced during Taiwan's Dutch era. In the later era Kingdom of Tungning, {{lang|zh-tw|犁}} (Taiwanese Hokkien: lê, Hakka: lài, Mandarin: lí) is defined to represent the area that could be farmed by one man with one ox and one plow in one day. Today, the rule for converting the two major units from two different sources is

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Officially, land area is measured in square metres.{{cite web|script-title=zh:《中華民國統計資訊網》縣市重要統計指標查詢系統網|url=http://statdb.dgbas.gov.tw/pxweb/Dialog/statfile9.asp|access-date=25 July 2016|language=zh}}

Volume measure in Taiwan is largely metric, with common units such as liter and milliliter (often abbreviated as "CC" for cubic center).

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Packaged goods in Taiwan largely use metric measurements but bulk foodstuffs sold in wet markets and supermarkets are typically measured with units derived from traditional Japanese units of mass, which are similar but not equivalent to corresponding Chinese units of mass. Imported goods from the US also retains its weight in ounces, although most such packages also lists the weight in grams.

Note the tael and catty are widely used.

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• {{cite web |url=http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/ |script-title=zh:臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 |year=2011 |trans-title=Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan |publisher=Ministry of Education, R.O.C. |language=zh |access-date=January 25, 2015 |ref={{harvid|MOE|2011}} }}
• {{cite book|author1-link=Tonio Andrade |last=Andrade |first=Tonio |year=2005 |title=How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century |url=http://www.gutenberg-e.org/andrade/ |publisher=Columbia University Press |chapter=Appendix A: Weights, Measures, and Exchange Rates |chapter-url=http://www.gutenberg-e.org/andrade/appA.html }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101229224604/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2001/appendix6.htm Weights and Measures in Use in Taiwan]

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