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Vera_Telco t1_j1y8cyi wrote
Makes sense, interesting to see how that evolved into the Western "catty" meaning carrier.
snarfalous OP t1_j1yhm3o wrote
I saw an item on Amazon where the pictures of the packaging had several different weights given in catties, including of a person, all in English though. I thought it might have been a mistranslation or something until I found the Wikipedia article. Unfortunately, I still don’t quite know how much the item weighs because I don’t know which catty the package was using (if I had to guess, probably mainland China).
coach111111 t1_j1yja4d wrote
If it’s mainland China then a catty is 1.1 pounds.
late-consult0f t1_j22sy8f wrote
Or exactly 500 grams
henrysmith78362 t1_j21ulbr wrote
If you want strange units of measure try this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk&t=14s
And when your are finished look up liquid measure esp. those used in the wine industry.
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_j1y57bl wrote
I'm really hoping the doggo is also a thing to balance things out