Meaning of 羡余
羡余 means additional surtax levied by local officials on the people in feudal times; extra tribute; redundant; superfluous; pleonastic; unnecessary repetition. Pronounced xiàn yú.
- additional surtax levied by local officials on the people in feudal times; extra tribute
- redundant; superfluous; pleonastic; unnecessary repetition
Definitions & Examples
Táng唐
dài代
hòu后
qī期
，
dì地
fāng方
guān官
cháng常
yǐ以
jìn进
xiàn献
xiàn羡
yú余
zhī之
míng名
héng横
zhēng征
bào暴
liǎn敛
。
In the late Tang Dynasty, local officials often extorted excessive taxes from the people under the pretext of presenting surplus tribute.
Zhè这
xiē些
xiàn羡
yú余
shí实
jì际
shang上
shì是
guān官
lì吏
zhōng中
bǎo饱
sī私
náng囊
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
。
These surtaxes were actually means for officials to line their own pockets.