稼穡

Chinese

		sow grain	gather in harvest
trad. (稼穡)		稼	穡
simp. (稼穑)		稼	穑
Literally: “sowing and reaping”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ sik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàsè
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-sê⁴
    • Yale: jyà-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahseh
    • Palladius: цзясэ (czjasɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa³ sik¹
    • Yale: ga sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga³ xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

稼穡

1. (literary) farm work; farming; agriculture; husbandry; agricultural affairs

Synonyms

• 本教 (běnjiào) (literary)
• 民事 (mínshì) (literary)
• 穡頭／穑头 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 莊稼活／庄稼活
• 農事／农事 (nóngshì)
• 農務／农务 (nóngwù)
• 農活／农活 (nónghuó)