Liang cao, Liáng cǎo: 2 definitions

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糧草 [liáng cǎo] [liang cao]—
Food (糧食 [liang shi]) and fodder (草料 [cao liao]) for the men (軍中人 [jun zhong ren]) and horses (馬 [ma]) in the army. From Chapter 7 of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》): "Yuan Shao (袁紹 [yuan shao]) had his troops stationed in Henei (河內 [he nei]), but was short of provisions. Han Fu (韓馥 [han fu]), Governor of Jizhou (冀州牧 [ji zhou mu]), sent people to deliver grain to supply military needs." From Chapter 39 of "The Scholars" (《儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]》): "Lead two hundred soldiers (兵 [bing]), each carrying a bundle of dry bamboo (枯竹 [ku zhu]) hidden on their person. Go to a secluded place west of their city, climb up the city wall, and set fire to the place where their provisions are stored." Also known as "糧秣 [liang mo]" (liáng mò).

糧草:軍中人、馬所吃的糧食與草料。《三國演義》第七回:「袁紹屯兵河內,缺少糧草。冀州牧韓馥,遣人送糧以資軍用。」《儒林外史》第三九回:「帶二百兵,每人身藏枯竹一束,到他城西僻靜地方,爬上城去,將他堆貯糧草處所放起火來。」也作「糧秣」。

liáng cǎo: jūn zhōng rén,, mǎ suǒ chī de liáng shí yǔ cǎo liào. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì qī huí: “yuán shào tún bīng hé nèi, quē shǎo liáng cǎo. jì zhōu mù hán fù, qiǎn rén sòng liáng yǐ zī jūn yòng.” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì sān jiǔ huí: “dài èr bǎi bīng, měi rén shēn cáng kū zhú yī shù, dào tā chéng xī pì jìng de fāng, pá shàng chéng qù, jiāng tā duī zhù liáng cǎo chù suǒ fàng qǐ huǒ lái.” yě zuò “liáng mò” .

liang cao: jun zhong ren,, ma suo chi de liang shi yu cao liao. < san guo yan yi> di qi hui: "yuan shao tun bing he nei, que shao liang cao. ji zhou mu han fu, qian ren song liang yi zi jun yong." < ru lin wai shi> di san jiu hui: "dai er bai bing, mei ren shen cang ku zhu yi shu, dao ta cheng xi pi jing de fang, pa shang cheng qu, jiang ta dui zhu liang cao chu suo fang qi huo lai." ye zuo "liang mo" .

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

糧草 t = 粮草 s = liáng cǎo p refers to “army provisions/rations and fodder”.

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