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Character Decomposition
粮=米+良
Etymology
grain
Meanings
grain
food
provisions
agricultural tax paid in grain
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Words with 粮 174 total
grain transported by water (in ancient times)漕粮cáo liángrations (to take on expedition)干粮gān liángcoarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)粗粮cū liángarmy provisions军粮jūn liángration口粮kǒu liáng(dialect) to pay salary出粮chū liánggrain collected by the government as tax公粮gōng liánglit. imperial funding for troops · funds or items supplied by the government皇粮huáng liángland tax · money and grain (given as tax or tribute)钱粮qián liángarmy provisions · rations and fodder粮草liáng cǎoprovisions (e.g. military) · forage · fodder粮秣liáng mòcoupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993粮票liáng piàofoodstuff · cereals · CL: zhǒng粮食liáng shi
Idioms with 粮 18 total Chain
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces · preparations for war are in an advanced state兵精粮足bīng jīng liáng zúbefore the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers · an army marches on its stomach兵马未动，粮草先行bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíngto eat without working (idiom) · to take one's pay and not care about the rest吃粮不管事chī liáng bù guǎn shìout of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits弹尽粮绝dàn jìn liáng jué(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war积草屯粮jī cǎo tún liáng
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