糧 liáng

food, grain, provisions

DEFINITIONS

  • food, grain, provisions
  • grain
  • food
  • provisions
  • agricultural tax paid in grain

WORDS

世界糧食署 shì jiè liáng shi shǔ World food program (United Nations aid agency)
乾糧 gān liáng rations (to take on expedition)
乾糧袋 gān liáng dài knapsack (for provisions); haversack
五糧液 wǔ liáng yè Wuliangye liquor; Five Grain liquor
交糧本 jiāo liáng běn to hand in one's ration cards; to die
儲備糧 chǔ bèi liáng grain reserves
公糧 gōng liáng tax paid in grain
兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces; preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵馬未動，糧草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng ， liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
出糧 chū liáng (dialect) to pay salary
口糧 kǒu liáng ration
吃皇糧 chī huáng liáng lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money
吃糧不管事 chī liáng bù guǎn shì to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest
商品糧 shāng pǐn liáng commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)
寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
寅支卯糧 yín zhī mǎo liáng see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
彈盡糧絕 dàn jìn liáng jué out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
救濟糧 jiù jì liáng relief grain; emergency provisions
斷糧 duàn liáng to run out of food
狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it)
產糧 chǎn liáng to grow crops; food growing
產糧區 chǎn liáng qū food growing area
產糧大省 chǎn liáng dà shěng major agricultural province
皇糧 huáng liáng lit. imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government
秋糧 qiū liáng autumn grain crops
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