a traditional unit of liquid volume in China. Like the Indian seer (see above), the sheng is a little more than a liter; 1.035 liter (1.094 U.S. quart) is one quoted equivalent.

traditional category of male roles in Chinese opera and puppet performances.

In xiqu, the male roles and the actors who play them.

Sheng is a Swahili-based patois, originating in Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by the many languages spoken there. While primarily a language of urban youths, it has spread across social classes to the halls of the Kenyan parliament and geographically to neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda.

life, growth, beneficial.