alkaline land; saline-alkali soil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
saline-alkali land; land unsuitable for farming due to excessive salt content
literaryA formal/literary term for unproductive, barren land with high salinity. Often appears in historical or geographical texts.
Zhè这
piàn片
chì斥
lǔ卤
zhī之
dì地
，
cùn寸
cǎo草
bù不
shēng生
。
Nothing grows on this saline-alkali land.
Gǔ古
dài代
xiān先
mín民
shè设
fǎ法
gǎi改
liáng良
chì斥
lǔ卤
，
yǐn引
shuǐ水
guàn灌
gài溉
。
Ancient people tried to improve the saline-alkali land by diverting water for irrigation.
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Qí其
dì地
chì斥
lǔ卤
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
pín贫
kǔ苦
。
The land there is saline and barren, so the people are poor.