ration

to grow crops; food growing

surplus grain

grain collected by the government as tax

army provisions

(dialect) to pay salary

army provisions

rations (to take on expedition)

to run out of food

grain crops other than rice and wheat

grain transported by water (in ancient times)

dog food; (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it)

cat food

lit. imperial funding for troops; funds or items supplied by the government

autumn grain crops

to grow grain

coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)

refined grain (rice, wheat etc)

dry rations

to pay taxes in kind (rice, cloth etc)

refined grains (esp. white rice and white flour)

provisions are exhausted; out of food

to lack food supplies

land tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)

food cereals

grain reserves

to be on the government payroll

lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money

commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public

relief grain; emergency provisions

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

lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]

(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war