field ditch; minor irrigation channel
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Meanings
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field ditch; the smallest irrigation channel that delivers water from the distributary canal (douqu) to individual fields
technicalTechnical term in agricultural irrigation systems. It represents the final stage in the traditional Chinese irrigation hierarchy: 干渠 (main canal) → 支渠 (branch canal) → 斗渠 (distributary) → 毛渠 (field ditch).
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
máo毛
qú渠
lǐ里
de的
yū淤
ní泥
。
Farmers are clearing the silt from the field ditches.
Zhè这
xiē些
máo毛
qú渠
bǎ把
shuǐ水
shū输
sòng送
dào到
měi每
yī一
kuài块
dào稻
tián田
。
These field ditches deliver water to every paddy field.
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Dǒu斗
qú渠
xià下
miàn面
fēn分
chū出
le了
shí十
jǐ几
tiáo条
máo毛
qú渠
。
The distributary canal divides into over a dozen field ditches.
Máo毛
qú渠
de的
chàng畅
tōng通
shì是
bǎo保
zhèng证
guàn灌
gài溉
xiào效
lǜ率
de的
guān关
jiàn键
。
The unobstructed flow of field ditches is key to ensuring irrigation efficiency.