买路钱 mǎi lù qián

DEFINITIONS

  1. money extorted as a right of passage
  2. illegal toll
  3. (old) paper money thrown along the way of a funeral procession

CHARACTERS

买 mǎi
HSK 1
buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
钱 qián
HSK 1
money, currency, coins