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粮
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Definitions
- 1. grain
- 2. food
- 3. provisions
- 4. agricultural tax paid in grain
Words Containing 粮
grain store
ration
World food program (United Nations aid agency)
to be on the government payroll
(dialect) to pay salary
to lack food supplies
coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
major agricultural province
knapsack (for provisions)
see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]
grain collected by the government as tax
lit. imperial funding for troops
dry rations
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
provisions are exhausted
famine
to hand in one's ration cards
commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)
refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
army provisions
route for providing foodstuff
wholesale grain store
food cereals
food growing area
food and agriculture
army provisions
dog food
to eat without working (idiom)
grain reserves
grain crops
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
rations (to take on expedition)
grain crops other than rice and wheat
to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Wuliangye liquor
preparations for war are in an advanced state
grain retailer (in former times)
to grow crops
land tax
army provisions
foodstuff
grain depot
grain transported by water (in ancient times)
army provisions
autumn grain crops
to run out of food
lit. to eat from government coffers
to store up provisions against a war
provisions (e.g. military)
granary
(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public
out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
surplus grain
grain supply station
relief grain