Definitions
1.nounAny of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
2.nounAny of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
3.nounLeung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
4.nounAn account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie."Don't tell tales!"
5.nounA rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story."the Canterbury Tales"
6.nounA number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
7.nounThe fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
8.nounNumber; tally; quota.
9.nounAccount; estimation; regard; heed.
10.nounSpeech; language.
11.nounA speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
12.nounA count; declaration.
13.nounA number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
14.nounA report of any matter; a relation; a version.