sell grain at fixed price during famine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
sell grain at a fixed, fair price during a famine
archaicA historical government policy to stabilize grain prices and provide famine relief.
Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
fǔ府
cháng常
xíng行
píng平
tiào粜
zhī之
cè策
yǐ以
ān安
mín民
xīn心
。
In ancient times, the government often implemented the policy of 'pingtiao' to reassure the people.
Zāi灾
huāng荒
zhī之
nián年
，
guān官
fǔ府
kāi开
cāng仓
píng平
tiào粜
。
During a famine year, the government opened its granaries to sell grain at a fair price.
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Píng平
tiào粜
shì是
wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
jiān奸
shāng商
hǒng哄
tái抬
liáng粮
jià价
。
'Pingtiao' was intended to prevent unscrupulous merchants from driving up grain prices.