yú
畬
two-year cultivated field
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
field that has been cultivated for two years
archaicIn classical Chinese agricultural terminology, fields were classified by cultivation age: 菑 (first year), 畲 (second year), and 新田 (third year).
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
yú畲
tián田
，
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
kāi开
kěn垦
liǎng两
nián年
de的
tián田
dì地
。
The 'yú fields' mentioned in the Book of Poetry refer to fields that have been cultivated for two years.
Gǔ古
dài代
jiāng将
kāi开
kěn垦
liǎng两
nián年
de的
dì地
chēng称
wéi为
yú畲
，
yǔ与
chū初
kěn垦
de的
zī菑
tián田
xiāng相
duì对
。
In ancient times, land cultivated for two years was called 'yú', as opposed to newly cleared 'zi' fields.