seedlings of cereal crops; budding things
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
seedlings of cereal crops; grain sprouts
literaryUsed in agricultural or literary contexts to refer to young rice, wheat, etc. Can also be used metaphorically.
Chūn春
tiān天
tián田
lǐ里
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
。
The grain seedlings in the fields are lush green in spring.
Nóng农
mín民
xì细
xīn心
de地
hē呵
hù护
zhe着
gāng刚
zhǎng长
chū出
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
。
The farmer carefully nurses the newly sprouted seedlings.
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Zhè这
piàn片
dào稻
tián田
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
zhǎng长
shì势
xǐ喜
rén人
。
The growth of the rice seedlings in this paddy field is promising.