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Word · Verb · NounTraditional飤

to feed; fodder (archaic variant of 饲)

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to feed (animals); to raise or rear livestock

literary

Literary/archaic equivalent of 饲. Used in classical texts and formal written contexts to describe feeding animals.

Yìn饮
mǎ马
cháng长
jiāng江
 ，
sì飤
mǎ马
nán南
jiāo郊
 。

Watering horses by the Yangtze River, feeding horses in the southern suburbs.

Jiù厩
zhōng中
wú无
sì飤
mǎ马
zhī之
sù粟
 ，
kù库
zhōng中
wú无
gōng供
mǎ马
zhī之
qián钱
 。

In the stable there is no grain to feed the horses; in the treasury there is no money to supply the horses.

2.

noun

fodder; animal feed; forage

archaic

Rare in modern usage; typically replaced by 饲料. Found in classical texts referring to animal fodder.

Chù畜
wú无
sì飤
zé则
shòu瘦
 ，
tián田
wú无
shuǐ水
zé则
huāng荒
 。

Livestock become thin without fodder, fields become barren without water.