military pay; army provisions
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
military pay; soldiers' provisions or pay
archaicA historical or literary term for soldiers' pay or provisions. Modern equivalent is "军饷" or more generally "军人工资". Primarily used in historical, literary, or formal contexts.
Qīng清
cháo朝
mò末
nián年
，
shì士
bīng兵
de的
bīng兵
xiǎng饷
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
kè克
kòu扣
。
In the late Qing dynasty, soldiers' pay was often embezzled.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
jūn军
fá阀
wèi为
chóu筹
cuò措
bīng兵
xiǎng饷
ér而
héng横
zhēng征
bào暴
liǎn敛
。
This novel depicts warlords levying exorbitant taxes to raise funds for military pay.
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Àn按
shí时
fā发
fàng放
bīng兵
xiǎng饷
shì是
wěn稳
dìng定
jūn军
xīn心
de的
guān关
jiàn键
。
Distributing military pay on time is key to maintaining troop morale.