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粮
糧
liang2
 
- grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain
 
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兵精粮足
兵精糧足
bing1 jing1 liang2 zu2
 
- elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces; preparations for war are in an advanced state
 
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兵马未动,粮草先行
兵馬未動,糧草先行
bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4 - liang2 cao3 xian1 xing2
 
- 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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产粮
產糧
chan3 liang2
 
- to grow crops; food growing
 
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产粮大省
產糧大省
chan3 liang2 da4 sheng3
 
- major agricultural province
 
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产粮区
產糧區
chan3 liang2 qu1
 
- food growing area
 
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吃皇粮
吃皇糧
chi1 huang2 liang2
 
- lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money
 
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吃粮不管事
吃糧不管事
chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4
 
- to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest
 
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出粮
出糧
chu1 liang2
 
- (dialect) to pay salary
 
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刍粮
芻糧
chu2 liang2
 
- army provisions
 
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储备粮
儲備糧
chu3 bei4 liang2
 
- grain reserves
 
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粗粮
粗糧
cu1 liang2
 
- coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
 
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弹尽粮绝
彈盡糧絕
dan4 jin4 liang2 jue2
 
- out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
 
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断粮
斷糧
duan4 liang2
 
- to run out of food
 
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返销粮
返銷糧
fan3 xiao1 liang2
 
- grain bought by the state and resold to areas undergoing a grain shortage
 
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干粮
乾糧
gan1 liang2
 
- rations (to take on expedition)
 
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干粮袋
乾糧袋
gan4 liang2 dai4
 
- knapsack (for provisions); haversack
 
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公粮
公糧
gong1 liang2
 
- tax paid in grain
 
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狗粮
狗糧
gou3 liang2
 
- dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
 
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皇粮
皇糧
huang2 liang2
 
- lit. imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government
 
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积草屯粮
積草屯糧
ji1 cao3 tun2 liang2
 
- to store up provisions against a war
 
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交粮本
交糧本
jiao1 liang2 ben3
 
- to hand in one's ration cards; to die
 
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精粮
精糧
jing1 liang2
 
- refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
 
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救济粮
救濟糧
jiu4 ji4 liang2
 
- relief grain; emergency provisions
 
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绝粮
絕糧
jue2 liang2
 
- provisions are exhausted; out of food
 
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军粮
軍糧
jun1 liang2
 
- army provisions
 
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口粮
口糧
kou3 liang2
 
- ration
 
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联合国粮农组织
聯合國糧農組織
lian2 he2 guo2 liang2 nong2 zu3 zhi1
 
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
 
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粮仓
糧倉
liang2 cang1
 
- granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land)
 
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粮草
糧草
liang2 cao3
 
- army provisions; rations and fodder
 
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粮道
糧道
liang2 dao4
 
- route for providing foodstuff
 
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粮店
糧店
liang2 dian4
 
- grain store
 
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粮行
糧行
liang2 hang2
 
- grain retailer (in former times)
 
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粮荒
糧荒
liang2 huang1
 
- famine; critical shortage of grain
 
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粮库
糧庫
liang2 ku4
 
- grain depot
 
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粮秣
糧秣
liang2 mo4
 
- provisions (e.g. military); forage; fodder
 
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粮农
糧農
liang2 nong2
 
- food and agriculture; grain farmer
 
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粮票
糧票
liang2 piao4
 
- coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993
 
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粮食
糧食
liang2 shi5
 
- foodstuff; cereals
 
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粮食作物
糧食作物
liang2 shi5 zuo4 wu4
 
- grain crops; cereals
 
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粮饷
糧餉
liang2 xiang3
 
- army provisions
 
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粮栈
糧棧
liang2 zhan4
 
- wholesale grain store
 
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粮站
糧站
liang2 zhan4
 
- grain supply station
 
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纳粮
納糧
na4 liang2
 
- to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)
 
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钱粮
錢糧
qian2 liang2
 
- land tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
 
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秋粮
秋糧
qiu1 liang2
 
- autumn grain crops
 
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糗粮
糗糧
qiu3 liang2
 
- dry rations
 
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缺粮
缺糧
que1 liang2
 
- to lack food supplies
 
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食粮
食糧
shi2 liang2
 
- food cereals
 
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世界粮食署
世界糧食署
shi4 jie4 liang2 shi5 shu3
 
- World food program (United Nations aid agency)
 
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五粮液
五糧液
wu3 liang2 ye4
 
- Wuliangye liquor; Five Grain liquor
 
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寅吃卯粮
寅吃卯糧
yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2
 
- 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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寅支卯粮
寅支卯糧
yin2 zhi1 mao3 liang2
 
- see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮
 
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余粮
餘糧
yu2 liang2
 
- surplus grain
 
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杂粮
雜糧
za2 liang2
 
- grain crops other than rice and wheat