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