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Food and clothing tax

Time: 2022-01-31 08:12:33 Author: ChinaWiki.net

Food and clothing tax

Food and clothing tax, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì Z ū sh í Shu ì, which means to live on the tax paid by the people. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Rent and tax: general term for land tax and various taxes. Living on the taxes paid by the people.

The origin of Idioms

"Food, rent and clothing tax for county officials" is just the second part of the history of the Han Dynasty

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Chapter 73 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "exactly, how many men pay taxes on food and clothing, even when things come to an end."

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