束脩

shùxiū
(literary) salary of a private tutor

CEDICT

literary

Entry Composition

1 束 shù
  1. to bind
  2. bunch
  3. bundle
  4. classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
  5. to control
=2 脩 xiū variant of 修 xiū
=2 脩 xiū
  1. dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times)
  2. dried; withered