grain; cereals; food crops
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grain; cereals; food crops (collectively referring to legumes and millet)
literaryA literary term collectively referring to legumes (菽) and millet (粟), representing basic food staples. Often used in classical texts and set phrases like 布帛菽粟.
Bù布
bó帛
shū菽
sù粟
，
bù不
kě可
huò或
quē缺
。
Cloth, silk, and grain are indispensable.
Shū菽
sù粟
shì是
bǎi百
xìng姓
lài赖
yǐ以
shēng生
cún存
de的
jī基
běn本
wù物
zī资
。
Grain is the basic material upon which the common people depend for survival.
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Zì自
gǔ古
yǐ以
lái来
，
bù布
bó帛
shū菽
sù粟
jiù就
shì是
mín民
shēng生
zhī之
běn本
。
Since ancient times, cloth, silk, and grain have been the foundation of people's livelihood.