刀耕火耨 — “Slash-and-burn cultivation”
刀耕火耨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slash-and-burn cultivation”. A primitive farming technique where trees are cut down and wild grass is burned to clear land for planting, using the ash as fertilizer. Literally, “Plowing with knives, weeding with fire”.
刀耕火耨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 刀耕火耨 mean?
刀耕火耨 (dāo gēng huǒ nòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slash-and-burn cultivation”.
How do you pronounce 刀耕火耨?
刀耕火耨 is pronounced dāo gēng huǒ nòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刀耕火耨 literally mean?
Literally, 刀耕火耨 means “Plowing with knives, weeding with fire”. It is used to mean “Slash-and-burn cultivation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刀耕火耨?
耨：除草。古人播种前先伐去树木烧掉野草，以灰肥田。泛指原始的耕作技术。