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钱粮

qián liángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5264385c97954291. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

錢糧 钱粮 [qian2 liang2] /land tax/money and grain (given as tax or tribute)/

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Other forms in these source records: 錢糧

  • 钱
    qián

    coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bǐ] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

    Qián

    surname Qian

  • 粮
    liáng

    grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.