jìn​gòng

to pay tribute

  • created sense approved 进贡/進貢 · jìn​gòng · to pay tribute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进贡 / 進貢

    jìn​gòng

    to pay tribute

    to offer gifts or goods as tribute, traditionally from a vassal to a sovereign or from subjects to the imperial court

    进, 贡

    进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to submit 贡 (literal) → 贡/貢 · gòng · tribute

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 进贡/進貢 · jìn​gòng · to grease someone's palm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    进贡 / 進貢

    jìn​gòng

    to grease someone's palm

    (ironic or sarcastic) to give gifts to influential people in order to get things done or curry favor

    进, 贡

    进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to submit 贡 (literal) → 贡/貢 · gòng · tribute

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense