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liáng

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Definitions

  1. 1. grain
  2. 2. food
  3. 3. provisions
  4. 4. agricultural tax paid in grain

Words Containing 粮

粮店
liáng diàn

grain store

口粮
kǒu liáng

ration

世界粮食署
shì jiè liáng shi shǔ

World food program (United Nations aid agency)

吃公粮
chī gōng liáng

to be on the government payroll

出粮
chū liáng

(dialect) to pay salary

缺粮
quē liáng

to lack food supplies

粗粮
cū liáng

coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)

产粮大省
chǎn liáng dà shěng

major agricultural province

干粮袋
gān liáng dài

knapsack (for provisions)

寅支卯粮
yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]

公粮
gōng liáng

grain collected by the government as tax

皇粮
huáng liáng

lit. imperial funding for troops

糗粮
qiǔ liáng

dry rations

寅吃卯粮
yín chī mǎo liáng

lit. eating away next year's food in advance

绝粮
jué liáng

provisions are exhausted

粮荒
liáng huāng

famine

交粮本
jiāo liáng běn

to hand in one's ration cards

商品粮
shāng pǐn liáng

commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

精粮
jīng liáng

refined grain (rice, wheat etc)

粮草
liáng cǎo

army provisions

粮道
liáng dào

route for providing foodstuff

粮栈
liáng zhàn

wholesale grain store

食粮
shí liáng

food cereals

产粮区
chǎn liáng qū

food growing area

粮农
liáng nóng

food and agriculture

军粮
jūn liáng

army provisions

狗粮
gǒu liáng

dog food

吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì

to eat without working (idiom)

储备粮
chǔ bèi liáng

grain reserves

粮食作物
liáng shi zuò wù

grain crops

兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng

before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers

干粮
gān liáng

rations (to take on expedition)

杂粮
zá liáng

grain crops other than rice and wheat

纳粮
nà liáng

to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)

联合国粮农组织
lián hé guó liáng nóng zǔ zhī

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

五粮液
wǔ liáng yè

Wuliangye liquor

兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú

preparations for war are in an advanced state

粮行
liáng háng

grain retailer (in former times)

产粮
chǎn liáng

to grow crops

钱粮
qián liáng

land tax

粮饷
liáng xiǎng

army provisions

粮食
liáng shi

foodstuff

粮库
liáng kù

grain depot

漕粮
cáo liáng

grain transported by water (in ancient times)

刍粮
chú liáng

army provisions

秋粮
qiū liáng

autumn grain crops

断粮
duàn liáng

to run out of food

吃皇粮
chī huáng liáng

lit. to eat from government coffers

积草屯粮
jī cǎo tún liáng

to store up provisions against a war

粮秣
liáng mò

provisions (e.g. military)

粮仓
liáng cāng

granary

撒狗粮
sǎ gǒu liáng

(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public

弹尽粮绝
dàn jìn liáng jué

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

余粮
yú liáng

surplus grain

粮站
liáng zhàn

grain supply station

救济粮
jiù jì liáng

relief grain