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Open the tool →田父野叟 (tián fǔ yě sǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Countryside farmers and village elders”.
田父野叟 is pronounced tián fǔ yě sǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 田父野叟 means “Field father and wild elder”. It is used to mean “Countryside farmers and village elders”.
乡间农夫,山野父老。泛指民间百姓