"Chinese mile" meaning in All languages combined

See Chinese mile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Chinese miles [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with the similar Roman and English unit, although the li was somewhat shorter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinese mile (plural Chinese miles)
  1. A li, a traditional Chinese unit of distance equal to 1500 Chinese feet or 150 zhangs, now standardized as a half-kilometer (500 meters). Wikipedia link: Chinese mile Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Chinese_mile-en-noun-hyQxmrIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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