厘金

lí jīn

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1. a form of transit taxation in China introduced to finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion

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Child Words of 厘金

• 金 金 jīn: chemical element Au
• 厘 厘 lí: Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[āi]