Meaning of 啃青
啃青 means to harvest and eat crops before they are fully ripe; (of livestock) to graze on young green crops. Pronounced kěn qīng.
- to harvest and eat crops before they are fully ripe
- (of livestock) to graze on young green crops
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
nián年
nào闹
jī饥
huang荒
，
děng等
bù不
jí及
mài麦
zi子
shú熟
tòu透
，
dà大
jiā家
zhǐ只
hǎo好
kěn肯
qīng青
。
That year there was a famine; people couldn't wait for the wheat to fully ripen and had to harvest and eat it unripe.
Zhè这
piàn片
dào稻
zi子
zhǎng长
de得
màn慢
，
xiàn现
zài在
kěn肯
qīng青
tài太
kě可
xī惜
le了
。
This paddy is growing slowly; harvesting it unripe now would be such a waste.