xiàn
𬖑
rice crumbs; broken grains
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rice crumbs; broken rice grains; rice grits
archaicLiterary term for fragmented rice particles left after milling. Often used in the compound 粯子 (xiànzi).
Niǎn碾
cáo槽
lǐ里
shèng剩
xià下
bù不
shǎo少
xiàn粯
。
Quite a few rice crumbs remained in the mill trough.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiàn粯
zi子
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
wèi喂
jī鸡
。
These rice grits can be used to feed the chickens.
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Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
xiàn粯
shì是
cū粗
mǐ米
zhī之
suì碎
zhě者
。
Ancient texts record that xiàn refers to the broken pieces of coarse rice.