火耨刀耕 — “Primitive farming methods”
火耨刀耕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Primitive farming methods”. Typically referring to slash-and-burn agriculture where land is cleared by fire and cultivated with simple tools.
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火耨刀耕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
火耨刀耕 Character Breakdown
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在偏远的山区，过去人们常常采用火耨刀耕的方式来开垦土地，以求温饱。
In remote mountainous areas, people in the past often adopted rudimentary methods of slash-and-burn and manual tilling to cultivate land for subsistence.
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What does 火耨刀耕 mean?
火耨刀耕 (huǒ nòu dāo gēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Primitive farming methods”.
How do you pronounce 火耨刀耕?
火耨刀耕 is pronounced huǒ nòu dāo gēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 火耨刀耕?
犹火耕。多指比较原始的耕作方法。