fertile; rich; productive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
fertile; rich (of soil or land)
literaryLiterary term used in formal or classical contexts to describe highly fertile land suitable for agriculture. Often appears in the phrase 膏腴之地.
Guān关
zhōng中
píng平
yuán原
zì自
gǔ古
jiù就
shì是
gāo膏
yú腴
zhī之
dì地
。
The Guanzhong Plain has been fertile land since ancient times.
Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
gāo膏
yú腴
fù富
ráo饶
，
shì适
hé合
zhòng种
zhí植
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
This land is fertile and rich, suitable for growing rice.
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Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
mò墨
kè客
cháng常
cháng常
zàn赞
měi美
jiāng江
nán南
de的
gāo膏
yú腴
。
Ancient literati often praised the fertility of Jiangnan.