pay grain tax; render tribute
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pay grain tax (historical)
archaicRefers to the payment of agricultural taxes in grain, which was common in imperial China before the monetization of taxes. The term is now historical.
Jiù旧
shí时
nóng农
mín民
měi每
nián年
qiū秋
shōu收
hòu后
dōu都
yào要
qù去
guān官
fǔ府
wán完
liáng粮
。
In the old days, farmers had to go to the government office to pay their grain tax every year after the autumn harvest.
Wán完
liáng粮
shì是
fēng封
jiàn建
shí时
dài代
nóng农
mín民
zuì最
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
fù负
dān担
zhī之
yī一
。
Paying grain tax was one of the heaviest burdens on farmers in the feudal era.
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Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
liáng粮
le了
，
kě可
yǐ以
ān安
xīn心
guò过
nián年
le了
。
He has already paid his grain tax, so he can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.