salt well; brine well
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a well dug to extract brine (saline groundwater) for salt production
Historically significant in salt production, especially in regions like Sichuan (e.g., Zigong). The extracted brine is boiled to produce salt.
Sì四
chuān川
zì自
gòng贡
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
yán盐
jǐng井
。
Zigong, Sichuan has many ancient salt wells.
Zhè这
kǒu口
yán盐
jǐng井
de的
shēn深
dù度
chāo超
guò过
yī一
qiān千
mǐ米
。
The depth of this salt well exceeds one thousand meters.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán盐
jǐng井
páng旁
tí提
qǔ取
yán盐
lǔ卤
。
The workers are extracting brine next to the salt well.