money extorted by bandits in exchange for safe passage; illegal toll; (old) paper money strewn along the path of a funeral procession
trad. 買路錢
Also written 買路錢【mǎi lù qián】
Characters in this word
3买
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to buy, to purchase
- Pinyin
- mǎi
- Traditional
- 買
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 356 of 2500
路
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surname Lu
- Pinyin
- Lù
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 725 of 2500
钱
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surname Qian
- Pinyin
- Qián
- Traditional
- 錢
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 198 of 2500