<blockquote>
  <p><em>more simply, money and food?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Basically, yes. It is a common practice in Chinese or English to use a couple of representative items to form a general term for a single concept. </p>

<p>'<strong>钱米</strong>' (coins and rice) can be used as a general term for '<strong>wealth / resources</strong>' </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>'旧时官史除俸禄外，其亲属所受之 <strong>钱米</strong>，称俸恤'  </p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li><strong>钱米</strong> (coins and rice) refers to consumables resources like money and food</li>
<li><strong>俸恤</strong> (allocations) is a portion of resource assigned to particular recipient.</li>
</ul>

<p>'<strong>钱米</strong>' (coins and rice) can also be used as a general term for  '<strong>wealth / consumables resources</strong>', as in '乱花 <strong>钱米</strong> 叫“泡稍”'</p>

<p>Similarly, '鱼米' (fish and rice) is a general term for 'natural food resources' in the phrase '鱼米之乡'(land of plenty) ; '刀剑'(knife and sword) refers to all 'weapons' in '刀剑没眼'(weapons have no eyes)</p>

<ul>
<li>In old time war campaigns, 钱粮 (coins and grain) is a common term for 'resources' like soldiers' salary, food and horse feed. </li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>"<em>打仗就是打钱粮</em> "</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>I have this sentence here:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ySUs7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ySUs7.png" alt="picture"></a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>乱花钱米叫“泡稍”</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Another reference also confirms this saying:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>②形容(手头) 宽裕 ▷他的钱～，尽是大手大脚的用。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>References for <code>钱米</code>, though, are very few.</p>

<p>古汉语大词典's entry for <strong>俸恤</strong> says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>旧时官史除俸禄外，其亲属所受之钱米，称俸恤</p>
</blockquote>

<p>ABC defines it as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>payment and pension</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Grand Ricci says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>traitement et allocations</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Could we just combine the English and the French to define 钱米 as <code>payment and allocations</code> or, more simply, <code>money and food</code>?</p>

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Meaning and translation of: 钱米?
# Meaning and translation of: 钱米?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-21)

I have this sentence here:

[![picture](https://i.sstatic.net/ySUs7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ySUs7.png)

> 乱花钱米叫“泡稍”

Another reference also confirms this saying:

> ②形容(手头) 宽裕 ▷他的钱～，尽是大手大脚的用。

References for `钱米`, though, are very few.

古汉语大词典's entry for **俸恤** says:

> 旧时官史除俸禄外，其亲属所受之钱米，称俸恤

ABC defines it as:

> payment and pension

Grand Ricci says

> traitement et allocations

Could we just combine the English and the French to define 钱米 as `payment and allocations` or, more simply, `money and food`?

**Tags:** meaning

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> *more simply, money and food?*

Basically, yes. It is a common practice in Chinese or English to use a couple of representative items to form a general term for a single concept.

'**钱米**' (coins and rice) can be used as a general term for '**wealth / resources**'

> '旧时官史除俸禄外，其亲属所受之 **钱米**，称俸恤'

* **钱米** (coins and rice) refers to consumables resources like money and food
* **俸恤** (allocations) is a portion of resource assigned to particular recipient.

'**钱米**' (coins and rice) can also be used as a general term for '**wealth / consumables resources**', as in '乱花 **钱米** 叫“泡稍”'

Similarly, '鱼米' (fish and rice) is a general term for 'natural food resources' in the phrase '鱼米之乡'(land of plenty) ; '刀剑'(knife and sword) refers to all 'weapons' in '刀剑没眼'(weapons have no eyes)

* In old time war campaigns, 钱粮 (coins and grain) is a common term for 'resources' like soldiers' salary, food and horse feed.

> "*打仗就是打钱粮* "


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