land of fish and rice; fertile region
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a land of fish and rice; a fertile and prosperous region
literaryOriginally referred to the Jiangnan region (south of the Yangtze River), now used generally for any fertile area with abundant aquatic and agricultural resources. Often used as a complimentary term for naturally blessed regions.
Jiāng江
nán南
zì自
gǔ古
yǐ以
lái来
jiù就
shì是
yú鱼
mǐ米
zhī之
xiāng乡
。
The Jiangnan region has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times.
Zhè这
lǐ里
tǔ土
dì地
féi肥
wò沃
，
hé河
liú流
zhòng众
duō多
，
kān堪
chēng称
yú鱼
mǐ米
zhī之
xiāng乡
。
The land here is fertile and rivers are numerous, truly worthy of being called a land of fish and rice.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Dòng洞
tíng庭
hú湖
píng平
yuán原
shì是
Hú湖
nán南
de的
yú鱼
mǐ米
zhī之
xiāng乡
。
The Dongting Lake Plain is the land of fish and rice in Hunan Province.