Meaning of 漕粮
漕粮 means grain tax transported to the capital via the Grand Canal (in imperial China). Pronounced cáo liáng.
- grain tax transported to the capital via the Grand Canal (in imperial China)
Definitions & Examples
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
，
Jiāng江
nán南
de的
cáo漕
liáng粮
tōng通
guò过
Dà大
Yùn运
hé河
yùn运
wǎng往
Běi北
jīng京
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, grain tax from the Jiangnan region was transported to Beijing via the Grand Canal.
Cáo漕
liáng粮
yùn运
shū输
shì是
guó国
jiā家
cái财
zhèng政
hé和
shǒu首
dū都
liáng粮
shí食
ān安
quán全
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bǎo保
zhàng障
。
The transportation of grain tax was a crucial guarantee for the state's finances and the capital's food security.
Zhēng征
shōu收
hé和
yùn运
shū输
cáo漕
liáng粮
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yī一
xiàng项
fán繁
zhòng重
de的
yáo徭
yì役
。
Collecting and transporting grain tax was an onerous corvée duty in ancient times.
Measure Words
批/ pī
Primary
船/ chuán
石/ dàn