刀耕火耘 — “To practice slash-and-burn cultivation”
刀耕火耘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice slash-and-burn cultivation”. To clear land by cutting down trees and burning them to plant crops. Literally, “knife cultivation and fire tilling”.
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刀耕火耘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刀耕火耘 Character Breakdown
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在偏远的山区，过去一些村民为了生计，不得不采用刀耕火耘的原始方式。
In remote mountainous areas, some villagers, in order to make a living, had to resort to the primitive method of slash-and-burn cultivation.
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What does 刀耕火耘 mean?
刀耕火耘 (dāo gēng huǒ yún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice slash-and-burn cultivation”.
How do you pronounce 刀耕火耘?
刀耕火耘 is pronounced dāo gēng huǒ yún in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刀耕火耘 literally mean?
Literally, 刀耕火耘 means “knife cultivation and fire tilling”. It is used to mean “to practice slash-and-burn cultivation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刀耕火耘?
犹刀耕火种。