military pay; soldiers' wages
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
military pay; soldiers' wages (historical term referring to silver currency paid to soldiers)
archaicHistorical term used primarily in imperial China to refer to the silver currency paid as wages to military personnel. Often used in contexts discussing military logistics, historical fiction, or the withholding of soldiers' pay.
kè克
kòu扣
xiǎng饷
yín银
shì是
zhòng重
zuì罪
。
Embezzling military pay is a serious crime.
cháo朝
tíng廷
tuō拖
qiàn欠
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
de的
xiǎng饷
yín银
。
The imperial court has been three months behind on the soldiers' wages.
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zhè这
bǐ笔
xiǎng饷
yín银
zú足
gòu够
quán全
jūn军
fā发
liǎng两
gè个
yuè月
。
This sum of military pay is enough to pay the entire army for two months.