likin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of likin
1875–80; < earlier or dialectal Chinese, for Chinese líjīn ( lí .001 ounce + jīn money)
Example Sentences
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The Powers represented at the Customs Conference signified "on principle" their willingness to grant China customs autonomy in return for the abolition of "likin."
From Time Magazine Archive
The new tariff is not to take the place of the abolished likin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The likin or tariff on goods shipped from one large town to another, will be abolished Dec. 31.
From Time Magazine Archive
When this is done, proposals should be made to the Powers having treaty relations with us concerning the abolition of likin and revision of Customs tariff.
From The Fight For The Republic in China by B. L. (Bertram Lenox) Putnam Weale
In this way they escape the payment of Chinese likin, or toll taxes.
From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Clarence Hamilton Poe
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