hoe; pickaxe-like farming tool
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
hoe; a farming tool shaped like a pickaxe, used in southern China
Refers specifically to a type of long-handled hoe with a broad, flat blade, common in southern Chinese agriculture for tilling soil and weeding.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
chú䦆
tou头
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
sōng松
tǔ土
。
The farmer uses a hoe to loosen the soil in the field.
Zhè这
bǎ把
lǎo老
chú䦆
tou头
shì是
wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
。
This old hoe was passed down from my grandfather.
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Zài在
tī梯
tián田
lǐ里
gàn干
huó活
lí离
bù不
kāi开
chú䦆
tou头
。
Working in the terraced fields is inseparable from the hoe.
noun
hoe (dialectal term)
dialectA dialectal term for 'hoe', commonly used in certain southern Chinese regions.
Wǒ我
men们
nà那
lǐ里
guǎn管
zhè这
ge个
jiù就
jiào叫
chú䦆
tou头
。
Where I'm from, we just call this a 'hoe'.
Qù去
bǎ把
qiáng墙
jiǎo角
de的
chú䦆
tou头
ná拿
guò过
lái来
。
Go get the hoe from the corner.