放青苗
fàng​qīng​miáo

to buy standing crops cheaply

  • created reference approved 放青苗 → 买空仓/買空倉 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放青苗 fàng​qīng​miáo

    买空仓 / 買空倉 mǎi​kōng​cāng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 放青苗 · fàng​qīng​miáo · to buy standing crops cheaply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放青苗

    fàng​qīng​miáo

    to buy standing crops cheaply

    To buy standing crops at extremely low prices from poor farmers in need of cash before the harvest; historically used as a form of disguised usury by landlords and merchants.

    放, 青苗

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to lend 青苗 (literal) → 青苗 · qīng​miáo · green sprouts

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