wǔdǒumǐ
meager salary
五斗米 wǔdǒumǐ
- meager salary
- (literary) A small amount of grain or a meager salary; refers to the story of the poet 陶渊明 táoyuānmíng who refused to bow to superiors for such a small reward
- Five Pecks of Rice
- A Daoist movement (五斗米道 wǔdǒumǐdào) founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han dynasty, named for the entrance fee of five pecks of rice