shop guarantee (historical)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shop guarantee; store surety (historical)
archaicRefers to a historical commercial practice in pre-modern China where a shop would act as a guarantor for an individual (typically for employment or apprenticeship), with the guarantee document bearing the shop's official seal. This practice was common before the establishment of modern credit and identification systems.
Yǐ以
qián前
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
pù铺
bǎo保
。
In the past, finding a job often required a shop guarantee.
Zhè这
fèn份
qì契
yuē约
shàng上
gài盖
yǒu有
pù铺
bǎo保
de的
tú图
zhāng章
。
This contract bears the seal of a shop guarantee.
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Jiù旧
shí时
xué学
tú徒
rù入
diàn店
，
xū须
yǒu有
pù铺
bǎo保
cái才
xíng行
。
In old times, apprentices needed a shop guarantee to enter a shop.