cháo / tíng / àn / guān / zhí / děng / jí / fā / fàng / cháng / fèng / yǐ / wéi / chí / guān / yuán / de / shēng / huó

朝廷按官职等级发放常俸，以维持官员的生活。

The court paid fixed salaries according to rank to support officials' livelihoods.