multi-pronged farming rake
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a farming tool for digging or loosening soil, having three to six slightly inward-curving iron teeth
dialectThis is a dialectal term (fangyan). Also written as 铁𨱏. It functions similarly to a rake but with fewer, sturdier teeth designed for breaking up soil.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
tiě铁
dā耷
bǎ把
bǎn板
jié结
de的
dì地
páo刨
sōng松
le了
。
The farmers used iron rakes to loosen the hardened soil.
Zhè这
bǎ把
tiě铁
dā耷
yǒu有
wǔ五
gè个
chǐ齿
，
páo刨
qǐ起
tǔ土
lái来
hěn很
shùn顺
shǒu手
。
This rake has five teeth and works smoothly for digging.
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Yé爷
ye爷
ná拿
qǐ起
tiě铁
dā耷
qù去
dì地
lǐ里
páo刨
tǔ土
zhǒng种
huā花
shēng生
。
Grandpa picked up the rake and went to the field to dig holes for planting peanuts.