issue pay; distribute wages
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to issue pay (especially to soldiers); to distribute wages
archaicOriginally a military term meaning to issue provisions or pay to soldiers. Now used generally but with an old-fashioned or historical flavor.
Jiù旧
jūn军
duì队
lǐ里
，
yuè月
dǐ底
cái才
huì会
guān关
xiǎng饷
。
In the old army, pay wasn't issued until the end of the month.
Zhè这
gōng公
sī司
bù不
jǐng景
qì气
，
dōu都
tuō拖
qiàn欠
liǎng两
gè个
yuè月
méi没
guān关
xiǎng饷
le了
。
This company is doing poorly; they haven't issued wages for two months.