yī​tiáo​biān

Single Whip Method

  • created sense approved 一条鞭/一條鞭 · yī​tiáo​biān · Single Whip Method — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一条鞭 / 一條鞭

    yī​tiáo​biān

    Single Whip Method

    (historical) A tax reform during the Ming Dynasty that consolidated various taxes and labor duties into a single payment based on land ownership

    yì​tiáo​biān

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 条 (literal) → 条/條 · tiáo · [long/narrow things] 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 一条鞭/一條鞭 · yī​tiáo​biān · vertical management — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一条鞭 / 一條鞭

    yī​tiáo​biān

    vertical management

    Streamlined administration where authority and responsibility are unified from top to bottom, avoiding unnecessary complexity

    yì​tiáo​biān

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 条 (literal) → 条/條 · tiáo · [long/narrow things] 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense