a type of millet; non-sticky broomcorn millet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
proso millet plant; an annual grass resembling common millet (Panicum miliaceum)
A type of drought-resistant cereal crop, primarily grown in northern China. Also called 糜子 (méizi). The key distinction from common millet (黍子) is that its grains are non-glutinous.
Jīn今
nián年
wǒ我
men们
cūn村
zhòng种
le了
bù不
shǎo少
jì稷
zi子
。
This year, our village planted a lot of proso millet.
Jì稷
zi子
bǐ比
shǔ黍
zi子
gèng更
nài耐
hàn旱
。
Proso millet is more drought-tolerant than common millet.
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Zhè这
shì是
jì稷
zi子
，
bù不
shì是
shǔ黍
zi子
，
nǐ你
kàn看
tā它
de的
suì穗
。
This is proso millet, not common millet; look at its panicle.
noun
proso millet grains; the edible seeds of the proso millet plant
The grains can be cooked into porridge or ground into flour. In historical texts, '稷' (jì) was one of the Five Grains and sometimes referred to the 'god of grains'.
Yòng用
jì稷
zi子
áo熬
de的
zhōu粥
hěn很
xiāng香
。
Porridge made from proso millet grains is very fragrant.
Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
yǒu有
mài卖
jì稷
zi子
miàn面
de的
。
You can buy proso millet flour at the market.
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Gǔ古
dài代
bǎ把
jì稷
liè列
wéi为
wǔ五
gǔ谷
zhī之
yī一
。
In ancient times, millet (jì) was listed as one of the Five Grains.