買路錢 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

買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
錢 qián money, currency, coins