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子口
zǐkǒu
Description
“子口”不是常用的日常词，它主要出现在旧时的贸易和历史课本里，指货物运输时经过的内地关卡或收税的地方。
"子口" is not a commonly used everyday word; it mainly appears in old trade and history textbooks, referring to inland checkpoints or places where taxes are collected during goods transportation.
Meanings
子口zǐkǒu
inland customs post or tax station (historical)
以前货物要在子口交税。
Previously, goods had to pay taxes at the sub-port.
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Notes
- Etymology
子 (small/sub-) + 口 (pass/port), meaning a secondary inland customs point as opposed to the main port.
- Nuance
rare and historical; mostly seen in texts about the Qing-era 子口税 (transit duty) system.
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