wheat harvest migrant worker
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
itinerant laborer hired for the wheat harvest
dialectA dialect term historically used in Northern China (especially Shaanxi and Gansu) for seasonal migrant workers who followed the wheat harvest northwards. The work is temporary and physically demanding.
Cóng从
qián前
yī一
dào到
xià夏
tiān天
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
mài麦
kè客
jiù就
duō多
qǐ起
lái来
le了
。
In the past, as soon as summer came, the number of harvest workers in the village increased.
Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
yě也
dāng当
guo过
jǐ几
nián年
mài麦
kè客
。
When my grandfather was young, he also worked as a harvest laborer for a few years.
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Mài麦
kè客
de的
huór活
hěn儿
kǔ很
dàn苦
，
néng但
zhèng能
diǎn挣
xiàn点
qián现
钱
。
The work of a harvest laborer is very tough, but you can earn some cash.