統購統銷 tǒng gòu tǒng xiāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. state monopoly of purchasing and marketing

CHARACTERS

統 tǒng govern, command, control; unite
購 gòu buy, purchase; hire
統 tǒng govern, command, control; unite
銷 xiāo melt, fuse; market, sell; to pass time, finish, cancel