lean pig; feeder pig
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lean pig; feeder pig; pig grown to a certain size but not yet fattened for slaughter
dialectA dialect term primarily used in rural or farming contexts, referring to a pig that has grown past the weaning stage but is still being raised to gain weight before slaughter.
Tā他
jiā家
jīn今
nián年
yǎng养
le了
wǔ五
tóu头
ké壳
lang郎
zhū猪
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
nián年
dǐ底
yù育
féi肥
chū出
lán栏
。
His family raised five feeder pigs this year, planning to fatten them up for sale by the end of the year.
Zhè这
pī批
ké壳
lang郎
zhū猪
zhǎng长
de得
hěn很
kuài快
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
kě可
yǐ以
kāi开
shǐ始
yù育
féi肥
le了
。
This batch of lean pigs is growing quickly and will soon be ready to start fattening.
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Yǎng养
zhū猪
hù户
shuō说
，
ké壳
lang郎
zhū猪
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
hé和
yù育
féi肥
zhū猪
bù不
tài太
yī一
yàng样
。
The pig farmer said that managing feeder pigs is somewhat different from managing finishing pigs.