wǔ​dǒu​mǐ

meager salary

  • created sense approved 五斗米 · wǔ​dǒu​mǐ · meager salary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五斗米

    wǔ​dǒu​mǐ

    meager salary

    (literary) A small amount of grain or a meager salary; refers to the story of the poet [[陶渊明|陶淵明|tao2 yuan1 ming2]] who refused to bow to superiors for such a small reward

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume] 米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice

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  • created sense approved 五斗米 · wǔ​dǒu​mǐ · Five Pecks of Rice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五斗米

    wǔ​dǒu​mǐ

    Five Pecks of Rice

    A Daoist movement ([[五斗米道|五斗米道|wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4]]) founded by Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han dynasty, named for the entrance fee of five pecks of rice

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · [unit of volume] 米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice

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