agricultural tax grain; tribute grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
grain paid to the state as agricultural tax
formalHistorically referred to the mandatory grain tax in China before its abolition in 2006.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
nóng农
mín民
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
jiāo交
gōng公
liáng粮
。
In the old society, farmers had to pay the grain tax every year.
20062
nián0
yǐ0
hòu6
Zhōng年
guó以
qǔ后
，
xiāo中
le国
nóng取
yè消
shuì了
nóng农
mín业
bù税
，
zài农
jiāo民
gōng不
liáng再
le交
公
粮
了
。
After 2006, China abolished the agricultural tax, and farmers no longer had to pay grain taxes.
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Gōng公
liáng粮
shì是
guò过
qù去
nóng农
yè业
shuì税
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
zhēng征
shōu收
xíng形
shì式
。
The grain tax was the main form of agricultural tax collection in the past.
noun
marital sexual obligations (euphemism)
slangColloquial euphemism likening a husband's sexual duties to his wife to paying a mandatory tax.
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
tài太
lèi累
le了
，
jiāo交
bù不
liǎo了
gōng公
liáng粮
le了
。
He's too tired today to pay his dues [have sex].
Hūn婚
hòu后
nán男
rén人
dōu都
yào要
àn按
shí时
jiāo交
gōng公
liáng粮
。
After marriage, men have to pay their grain tax on time [meet their sexual obligations].