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lijin

lijin is the alternative form of likin.

Meaning of likin

Noun

likin (countable and uncountable, plural likins)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
    • The main theme of the conference was to levy the 2.5 per cent surtax in exchange for abolition of likin, which would benefit the powers and the Beijing government. The Beijing government proposed to abolish the likin no later than 1 January 1929, for which the powers would allow the interim surtax...2013, Chihyun Chang, Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China: The Maritime Customs Service and Its Chinese Staff

Questions about lijin

What is lijin the alternative form of?
Lijin is the alternative form of likin.

Words near lijin in the dictionary

  1. Lije
  2. lijerica
  3. Lijewski
  4. Lijewskis
  5. Lijiang
  6. lijin
  7. lik't
  8. Lika
  9. Lika-Senj
  10. likabilities
  11. likability

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