五斗米 wǔ dǒu mǐ〔名〕a county magistrate's official salary in the Eastern Jin Dynasty317-420five decalitres of rice―a small/modest salary不为五斗米折腰retain one'shumandignity instead of succumbing to a temptation 五斗米道wǔdǒumǐdào;Wudoumi sect of Daoism/Taoism established by Zhang Daoling张道陵towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,so named because this sect of Daoism/Taoism demanded five decalitres of riceWudoumifrom any one who wanted to join |