Meaning of 薪饷
薪饷 means salary and supplies (for military, police, etc., in old times); pay and rations. Pronounced xīn xiǎng.
- salary and supplies (for military, police, etc., in old times); pay and rations
Definitions & Examples
Qīng清
mò末
xīn新
jūn军
de的
xīn薪
xiǎng饷
yóu由
cháo朝
tíng廷
tǒng统
yī一
fā发
fàng放
。
The pay and supplies of the late Qing New Army were distributed uniformly by the imperial court.
Nà那
shí时
dāng当
jǐng警
chá察
suī虽
rán然
xīn辛
kǔ苦
，
dàn但
xīn薪
xiǎng饷
hái还
suàn算
fēng丰
hòu厚
。
Although being a policeman was hard work at that time, the salary and provisions were fairly generous.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
měi每
yuè月
àn按
shí时
lǐng领
qǔ取
xīn薪
xiǎng饷
。
The soldiers received their pay and rations on time every month.
Yóu由
yú于
cái财
zhèng政
kùn困
nan难
，
jūn军
duì队
de的
xīn薪
xiǎng饷
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
qiān欠
shù数
yuè月
。
Due to financial difficulties, the army's salaries and supplies had been in arrears for several months.