border of a field; frontier
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
border of a field; edge of farmland
literaryA classical, literary term for the boundary or edge of cultivated land.
Nóng农
fū夫
xīn辛
qín勤
gēng耕
zuò作
yú于
jiāng疆
yì埸
。
The farmer toils diligently at the border of his fields.
Jiāng疆
yì埸
zhī之
shàng上
，
dào稻
làng浪
gǔn滚
gǔn滚
。
On the edges of the fields, waves of rice roll on.
noun
frontier; border region of a country
literaryA classical term for the border or frontier area of a state, often used in historical or literary contexts. This meaning is more common than the 'field border' sense.
Jiàng将
shì士
men们
shì誓
sǐ死
shǒu守
wèi卫
jiāng疆
yì埸
。
The soldiers vowed to defend the frontier unto death.
Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒng咏
tàn叹
jiāng疆
yì埸
jiàng将
shì士
de的
zhōng忠
yǒng勇
。
Ancient poems often sing of the loyalty and bravery of soldiers on the frontier.
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Zhàn战
huǒ火
rán燃
yú于
liǎng两
guó国
jiāng疆
yì埸
。
The fires of war burned on the border between the two nations.