created sense approved 榷盐/榷鹽 · quèyán · salt monopoly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
榷盐 / 榷鹽
quèyán
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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