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返銷糧

简返销粮 · 繁返銷糧

Mandarin · pinyin fǎn xiāo liáng

grain bought by the state and resold to areas undergoing a grain shortage

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返: fǎn · return, revert to, restore
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糧: Look up this written character
销: xiāo · melt, fuse; market, sell
粮: liáng · food, grain, provisions

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3–1–2 · fan3 xiao1 liang2

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