xì
潟
saline-impregnated land; salt marsh (literary)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
saline-impregnated land; soil soaked by salt water; salt marsh
archaicA rare literary term found in classical geographical texts and technical descriptions of soil. Also written as 潟.
Hǎi海
bīn滨
zhī之
dì地
duō多
xì塈
，
bù不
yí宜
jià稼
sè穑
。
The coastal lands are mostly salt-impregnated and unsuitable for farming.
Cǐ此
xì塈
lǔ卤
zhī之
qū区
，
cǎo草
mù木
hǎn罕
shēng生
。
In this region of salt and brine, grass and trees rarely grow.
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Gǔ古
rén人
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
xì塈
，
jí即
jīn今
rì日
zhī之
yán盐
jiǎn碱
dì地
。
What the ancients called xì is today known as saline-alkali land.