large hoe; ancient farming tool
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
large hoe; heavy mattock (ancient agricultural tool)
literaryAn archaic/literary term (书) for a large hoe or farming implement used in ancient agriculture. Also written as 鎡基 (traditional form) or variants 鎡錤/镃錤.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
nóng农
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
jì记
zǎi载
，
zī镃
jī基
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
dà大
xíng型
de的
chú锄
tou头
。
Ancient agricultural texts record that the ziji is a large type of hoe.
Nóng农
fū夫
shǒu手
chí持
zī镃
jī基
，
zài在
tián田
jiān间
chú除
cǎo草
。
The farmer held a large hoe and weeded the fields.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
nóng农
jù具
gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
zhī之
wéi为
zī镃
jī基
。
The ancients called this farming tool ziji.