land tax; money and grain
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
land tax; agricultural tax
archaicRefers to the land tax system in imperial China, usually paid in the form of money or grain.
Měi每
nián年
nián年
dǐ底
，
nóng农
mín民
dōu都
yào要
wán完
qián钱
liáng粮
。
At the end of every year, farmers had to pay the land tax.
Qīng清
cháo朝
de的
qián钱
liáng粮
zhì制
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
The land tax system of the Qing Dynasty was very complicated.
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Qián钱
liáng粮
shì是
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
guó国
jiā家
cái财
zhèng政
de的
zhòng重
yào要
lái来
yuán源
。
The land tax was an important source of state revenue in feudal society.
noun
money and grain; financial affairs
archaicRefers to the financial administration in traditional local government, specifically the management of tax revenue collected as money and grain.
Tā他
zài在
yá衙
men门
lǐ里
zhǎng掌
guǎn管
qián钱
liáng粮
。
He was in charge of financial affairs in the yamen.
Qián钱
liáng粮
shī师
ye爷
shì是
xiàn县
tài太
yé爷
de的
zhòng重
yào要
mù幕
liáo僚
。
The financial secretary was an important aide to the county magistrate.
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Zhēng征
shōu收
qián钱
liáng粮
shì是
dì地
fāng方
guān官
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
zhí职
zé责
zhī之
yī一
。
Collecting taxes was one of the main duties of local officials.