yìyǐ苡
苡
common
noun
plant
Meaning of 薏苡
薏苡 means Job's tears; Coix lacryma-jobi (an annual grass with edible seeds used in medicine and cooking). Pronounced yì yǐ.
- Job's tears; Coix lacryma-jobi (an annual grass with edible seeds used in medicine and cooking)
Definitions & Examples
Yì薏
yǐ苡
zài在
Jiāng江
nán南
dì地
qū区
guǎng广
fàn泛
zhòng种
zhí植
。
Job's tears are widely cultivated in the Jiangnan region.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yì薏
yǐ苡
de的
guǒ果
shí实
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
áo熬
zhōu粥
。
The fruit of this Coix plant can be used to cook porridge.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
jiān间
shōu收
gē割
yì薏
yǐ苡
。
Farmers are harvesting Job's tears in the fields.