Meaning of 饷银
饷银 means military pay; soldiers' wages (historical term referring to silver currency paid to soldiers). Pronounced xiǎng yín.
- military pay; soldiers' wages (historical term referring to silver currency paid to soldiers)
Definitions & Examples
kè克
kòu扣
xiǎng饷
yín银
shì是
zhòng重
zuì罪
。
Embezzling military pay is a serious crime.
cháo朝
tíng廷
tuō拖
qiàn欠
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
de的
xiǎng饷
yín银
。
The imperial court has been three months behind on the soldiers' wages.
zhè这
bǐ笔
xiǎng饷
yín银
zú足
gòu够
quán全
jūn军
fā发
liǎng两
gè个
yuè月
。
This sum of military pay is enough to pay the entire army for two months.