likin

[ lee-keen ]
noun

  1. (formerly in China) a provincial duty imposed on articles of trade that are in transit.

Origin of likin

1
1875–80; < earlier or dialectal Chinese, for Chinese líjīn (lí .001 ounce + jīn money)

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