different between zhang vs bhang

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese ? (zhàng)

Noun

zhang (usually uncountable, plural zhangs)

1. A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese mile.

Usage notes

The exact length of a zhang depends upon the jurisdiction, with mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong all employing differently standardized values of the Chinese foot. See chi.

Related terms

• j?, the equivalent unit in Japanese contexts

Mandarin

Romanization

zhang

1. Nonstandard spelling of zh?ng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zh?ng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zhàng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi ???? / Urdu ?????? (bh??g).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæ?/, /ba?/
• Rhymes: -æ?
• Homophone: bang

Noun

bhang (uncountable)

1.  (India, Kenya, Uganda, else slang) Cannabis and preparations thereof.
   • 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 36:

     Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation.

Irish

Noun

bhang

1. Lenited form of bang.

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