放青苗

fàngqīngmiáo
  1. (dated) to purchase standing crops at extremely low prices from poor peasants who run short before the harvest
  2. to purchase standing crops at extremely low prices from poor peasants who run short before the harvest

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Entry Composition

=1 放 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=1 放 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
2 青苗 qīngmiáo young crops; green shoots of food grains