火耕水种 — “Fire cultivation and water planting”
火耕水种 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “primitive farming methods, typically involving clearing land by burning and planting in wet or irrigated fields; slash-and-burn and wetland cultivation”. Literally, “fire cultivation and water planting”.
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What does 火耕水种 mean?
火耕水种 (huǒ gēng shuǐ zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “primitive farming methods, typically involving clearing land by burning and planting in wet or irrigated fields; slash-and-burn and wetland cultivation”.
How do you pronounce 火耕水种?
火耕水种 is pronounced huǒ gēng shuǐ zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 火耕水种 literally mean?
Literally, 火耕水种 means “fire cultivation and water planting”. It is used to mean “primitive farming methods, typically involving clearing land by burning and planting in wet or irrigated fields; slash-and-burn and wetland cultivation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 火耕水种?
耨：除草。古代一种原始耕种方式。