刀耕火种 — “Knife-plow, fire-sow”
刀耕火种 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a traditional method of farming where land is cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation, and then crops are planted in the ashes”. Literally, “knife-plow, fire-sow”.
刀耕火种 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 刀耕火种 mean?
刀耕火种 (dāo gēng huǒ zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a traditional method of farming where land is cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation, and then crops are planted in the ashes”.
How do you pronounce 刀耕火种?
刀耕火种 is pronounced dāo gēng huǒ zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刀耕火种 literally mean?
Literally, 刀耕火种 means “knife-plow, fire-sow”. It is used to mean “a traditional method of farming where land is cleared by cutting down and burning vegetation, and then crops are planted in the ashes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刀耕火种?
古时一种耕种方法，把地上的草烧成灰做肥料，就地挖坑下种。