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  *糧* | 糧* | *糧
grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain
cat food
rations (to take on expedition)
grain crops other than rice and wheat
(dialect) to pay salary
to run out of food
commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)
lit. imperial funding for troops / funds or items supplied by the government
surplus grain
grain collected by the government as tax
lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
to lack food supplies
army provisions
ration
grain transported by water (in ancient times)
army provisions
land tax / money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
grain bought by the state and resold to areas undergoing a grain shortage
food cereals
to grow crops / food growing
dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
dry rations
autumn grain crops
to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)
(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public
grain reserves
to be on the government payroll
lit. to eat from government coffers / to serve as a government employee / to live off government money
relief grain / emergency provisions
(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war
refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
provisions are exhausted / out of food


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