late-season crop; second crop
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late-season crop; late-harvest crop; second crop of the year
Primarily used in southern China (especially Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian) to refer to the second rice crop of the year, planted after the early-season harvest. Also refers to other late-planted seasonal crops.
Jīn今
nián年
wǎn晚
zào造
shuǐ水
dào稻
zhǎng长
shì势
liáng良
hǎo好
，
yù预
jì计
néng能
huò获
dé得
fēng丰
shōu收
。
This year's late-season rice is growing well, and a bumper harvest is expected.
Wǎn晚
zào造
yī一
bān般
bǐ比
zǎo早
zào造
chǎn产
liàng量
gāo高
，
dàn但
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhōu周
qī期
gèng更
cháng长
。
Late-season crops generally yield more than early-season crops, but have a longer growth cycle.
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Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
máng忙
zhe着
wǎn晚
zào造
de的
chā插
yāng秧
gōng工
zuò作
。
Farmers are busy with the transplanting work for the late-season crop.