soldiers' pay and provisions
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
soldiers' pay and provisions; military rations and salary
archaicA historical term primarily used to refer to the funds and supplies for troops, especially in pre-modern contexts. It is less commonly used in modern military vocabulary.
Zài在
Qīng清
cháo朝
，
tuō拖
qiàn欠
jūn军
xiǎng饷
cháng常
yǐn引
fā发
shì士
bīng兵
huá哗
biàn变
。
In the Qing dynasty, withholding soldiers' pay and provisions often led to mutinies.
Jiāng将
jūn军
xiàng向
cháo朝
tíng廷
qǐng请
qiú求
bō拨
fā发
jūn军
xiǎng饷
。
The general petitioned the imperial court for disbursement of military funds.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
jūn军
fá阀
jié截
liú留
jūn军
xiǎng饷
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This novel depicts a story of warlords embezzling military provisions.