qiāo
劁
castrate (pigs)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to castrate (specifically male pigs)
A technical term in animal husbandry referring specifically to the castration of male pigs to improve meat quality and temperament. The practitioner is called a 劁猪匠.
Nóng农
cūn村
lǐ里
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
qiāo劁
zhū猪
de的
rén人
。
There are specialists who castrate pigs in the countryside.
Zhè这
tóu头
zhū猪
yǐ已
jīng经
qiāo劁
guò过
le了
。
This pig has already been castrated.
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Qiāo劁
zhū猪
shì是
yī一
mén门
jì技
shù术
huó活
。
Castrating pigs is a skilled job.