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上供

Mandarin · pinyin shàng gòng

to make offerings (to gods or ancestors)
to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
供: gōng · supply, provide for; offer in worship

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4–4 · shang4 gong4

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verb

to order sacrifices in worship; to lay offerings on the altar
to give presents to superiors expecting favors in return

noun

taxes which went directly to the imperial treasury in the Tang Dynasty

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