military provisions and pay (historical)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
provisions and pay for soldiers; army rations and wages
archaicA historical term specifically for military supplies and salaries in imperial China. Not used in modern contexts except when discussing history.
Qīng清
cháo朝
shí时
，
qián前
xiàn线
jiàng将
shì士
de的
liáng粮
xiǎng饷
jīng经
cháng常
bèi被
kē克
kòu扣
。
During the Qing Dynasty, the provisions and pay for frontline soldiers were often embezzled.
Yùn运
sòng送
liáng粮
xiǎng饷
de的
bù部
duì队
zāo遭
dào到
le了
dí敌
jūn军
fú伏
jī击
。
The troops transporting army rations and pay were ambushed by enemy forces.
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Tuō拖
qiàn欠
liáng粮
xiǎng饷
shì是
dǎo导
zhì致
bīng兵
biàn变
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
Withholding soldiers' pay and provisions was one of the major causes of mutinies.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
zhǐ只
yòng用
yú于
lì历
shǐ史
wén文
xiàn献
huò或
gǔ古
zhuāng装
jù剧
zhōng中
。
This term is now only used in historical documents or period dramas.