què​yán

salt monopoly

  • created sense approved 榷盐/榷鹽 · què​yán · salt monopoly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    榷盐 / 榷鹽

    què​yán

    salt monopoly

    To levy salt taxes or manage the government monopoly and regulation of salt, a practice common in imperial China starting from the Tang Dynasty.

    榷 (literal) → 榷 · què · monopoly 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt

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