wéi
圩
embankment; dike; polder
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
protective embankment or dike surrounding low-lying fields or villages; polder
Commonly used in southern China to refer to embankments that protect against flooding in low-lying areas. Often used in compounds like 圩堤 and 圩田.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zhù筑
wéi圩
fáng防
hóng洪
。
The villagers are building embankments to prevent flooding.
Wéi圩
dī堤
bèi被
hóng洪
shuǐ水
chōng冲
kuǎ垮
le了
。
The dike was washed away by the flood.
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Zhè这
piàn片
wéi圩
tián田
zhòng种
zhí植
zhe着
shuǐ水
dào稻
。
This polder field is planted with rice.