qián gǔ
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  • 1

    n.money and grain; levies in kind and cash

    • tā gāng yī shàng rèn jiù wèi gōng sī dài lái le qián gǔ guǎng jìn de hǎo cǎi tóu

      上任公司带来钱谷广彩头

      He brought the company a good omen of a lot of money when he took over the position.

  • 2

    n.magistrate's assistant in charge of revenue in the Qing Dynasty; (during the Qing Dynasty) revenue clerk

    • qián gǔ shī yé

      钱谷师爷

      (in the Qing Dynasty) magistrate's assistant responsible for the collection of taxes

Chinese words with pinyin qian gu