AGRICULTURE  耕田耕

WORK IN FIELDS TO REAR USEFUL PLANTS. 
FARMINGCULTIVATIONTILLAGETILLINGHUSBANDRYLAND/FARM MANAGEMENTHORTICULTUREAGRIBUSINESSAGRONOMY.AGRICULTURE
Hypernym
  • WORKMake an EFFORT ENDURINGLY CONFORMING to a PLAN, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE an AIM, and OFTEN IN ORDER TO be PAID a SALARY.
    • EFFORTDELIBERATE DILIGENT TRY:attempt to SUCCEED in an ACTION.
      • TRYACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING.
        • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
  • IRRIGATEPOUR WATER into FIELDS FOR CAUSING PLANTS TO FLOURISH.
    See also
    • PLOUGHAGRICULTURE TOOL FOR TURNING UPSIDE DOWN SOIL.
      Hyponym
      • FERTILISE　AGRICULTURAL WORK INTENDING to CAUSE TO BECOME FERTILE.
        • SOW　AGRICULTURAL WORK INTENDING to CAUSE PLANTS TO BEGIN to GROW..
          • TO PLANT　SOW so as to PUT INTENSELY YOUNG PLANTS into the EARTH FOR:in order to CAUSE them to GROW.
        • WEED　AGRICULTURAL WORK INTENDING to REMOVE WEEDS.
          • REAP　AGRICULTURAL WORK INTENDING to OBTAIN HARVEST.
            • HARVEST　GRAIN, FRUITS ETC. REAPED in AUTUMN.
            • MOW　REAP by CUTTING THINGS RESEMBLING GRASS.
          Old Chinese Criteria
          1. The general term for agriculture and agricultural work is nóng 農, and this term refers to the sedentary cultivation of plants as well as the raising of domestic animals.

          2. Gēng 耕 refers to any agricultural work involved in the growing of crops of any kind; however, the term also refers specifically to ploughing and thus turning over and loosening the ground for cultivation.

          3. Lí 犁 refers specifically to ploughing the fields with a sharp-edged rather than pointed plough.

          4. Kěn 墾 refers specifically to the official act of designating new areas for agricultural cultivation and to the following of this policy.

          5. Tián 田 refers to agricultural work in the fields.

          6. Pǔ 圃 refers to agricultural work in a garden.

          Modern Chinese Criteria
          種地

          種田

          稼穡

          耕作

          耕耘

          耕田

          耕種

          耕地

          佃作 (lit)

          佃 (obs)

          耕 (lit)

          first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH/

          • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 199

            Ackerbaugeraete:

          • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 210

            Feldarbeit:

          • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 739

            Feldarbeit:

            There is a special collection of agricultural reliefs. Find reference.

          • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 753

            Getreide etc:

          • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 770

            Landwirtschaft:

          • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 297

          • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p. 33

            AGRICULTURA

          • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.158

          • Das grosse China-Lexikon ( STAIGER 2003) p. 420

          • Histoire des moeurs ( POIRIER 1991) p. 1.1279

          • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

            AGRICULTURE

          • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 94A

            ACKERBAU

          • () p. 87A

          • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 94A

          Words

          耕  gēng OC: kreeŋ MC: kɣɛŋ 46 Attributions

          Gēng 耕 refers to any agricultural work involved in the growing of crops of any kind; however, the term also refers specifically to ploughing and thus turning over and loosening the ground for cultivation.

            Word relations
          • Contrast: 稼/SOW Jià 稼 (ant. sè 穡 "harvest") refers specifically to the sowing of grain.
          • Assoc: 農/AGRICULTURE The general term for agriculture and agricultural work is nóng 農, and this term refers to the sedentary cultivation of plants as well as the raising of domestic animals.
          • Assoc: 耨 / 耨/WEED The most current general ancient word for removing weeds is nòu 耨／鎒 , and the word refers specifically to a short-handled iron tool as illustrated, and this tool became common in Warring States times. The handle, like all ancient handles, was short. Probably, it is a further development of the ancient bó 鎛
          • Assoc: 耘/WEED
          • Oppos: 耨 / 耨/WEED The most current general ancient word for removing weeds is nòu 耨／鎒 , and the word refers specifically to a short-handled iron tool as illustrated, and this tool became common in Warring States times. The handle, like all ancient handles, was short. Probably, it is a further development of the ancient bó 鎛

            Syntactic words
          • nabactagricultural work; ploughing; agriculture
          • v[adN]peasant
          • vadNengaging in agriculture
          • vadNpassivecultivated or planted
          • viactcultivate the land; engage in agriculture; till the land; till the fields
          • vt+prep+Ncultivate the fields in NCH
          • vt[oN]to turn to tilling the fields
          • vt[oN]generaldo agricultural work; to plough the fields
          • vtoNplough, cultivate (fields etc)
          • vtoNfigurativeto plough (fig.)
          稼穡  jià sè OC: kraas srɯɡ MC: kɣɛ ʂɨk 20 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NPab{N1&N2}act(sow and harvest>) husbandry; agricultural production
          耕者  gēng zhě OC: kreeŋ kljaʔ MC: kɣɛŋ tɕɣɛ 13 Attributions

          refers to any person engaged in growing crops.

            Syntactic words
          • NPpluralactive farmers
          • NP{vad.npro}nonreferentialan active farmer
          墾  kěn OC: khɯɯnʔ MC: khən 12 Attributions

          Kěn 墾 refers specifically to the official act of designating new areas for agricultural cultivation and to the following of this policy.

            Syntactic words
          • vadNpassivecultivated; suitable for agricultural cultivation;
          • viwork in agriculture
          • vtoNtill, cultivate; break (new land), open up for cultivation
          • vtoNpassivebe properly tilled; be properly cultivated
          農  nóng OC: nuuŋ MC: nuo̝ŋ 12 Attributions

          The general term for agriculture and agricultural work is nóng 農, and this term refers to the sedentary cultivation of plants as well as the raising of domestic animals.

            Word relations
          • Epithet: 功/WORK
          • Assoc: 耕/AGRICULTURE Gēng 耕 refers to any agricultural work involved in the growing of crops of any kind; however, the term also refers specifically to ploughing and thus turning over and loosening the ground for cultivation.

            Syntactic words
          • nabactagriculture; the art of husbandry
          • nadNagricultural, related to agriculture
          • viactact as a peasant should; till the land
          耕稼  gēng jià OC: kreeŋ kraas MC: kɣɛŋ kɣɛ 6 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactagricultural work
          • VPiactengage in agricultural work
          辟  pì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk
          闢  pì OC: beɡ MC: biɛk 5 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNopen up (territory for cultivation); clear away (weeds)
          田  tián OC: ɡ-liiŋ MC: den 4 Attributions

          Tián 田 refers to agricultural work in the fields.

            Syntactic words
          • nabactagricultural work in the fields
          • viactwork in the fields
          稼  jià OC: kraas MC: kɣɛ 4 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • nabactagriculture as an activity; sowing
          啟  qǐ OC: kheeʔ MC: khei 2 Attributions

          can refer to the activty of opening lands up for agriculture

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNopen up for agriculture
          開  kāi OC: khɯɯl MC: khəi 2 Attributions

            Word relations
          • Object: 地/TERRITORY Dì 地 refers to a well-defined bounded piece of territory.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNopen up for cultivation
          耕農  gēng nóng OC: kreeŋ nuuŋ MC: kɣɛŋ nuo̝ŋ 2 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactagricultural work
          • VPiacttill the land; engage in agricultural work
          易  yì MC: yek OC: leɡLZ 2 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNpassiveto be tilled wellLZ
          圃  pǔ OC: paaʔ MC: puo̝ 1 Attribution

          Pǔ 圃 refers to agricultural work in a garden.

            Syntactic words
          • nabactgardening, the tending of gardens
          培  péi OC: bɯɯ MC: buo̝i 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • viactearth up (vegetables)
          犁  lí OC: riil MC: lei 1 Attribution

          Lí 犁 refers specifically to ploughing the fields with a sharp-edged rather than pointed plough.

            Syntactic words
          • vtoNplough with buffalo as traction animals [ill.: HAYASHI, 6-13] [JM]
          稷  jì OC: tsɯɡ MC: tsɨk 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • nabactagricultural activities
          耕種  gēng zhòng OC: kreeŋ tjoŋs MC: kɣɛŋ tɕi̯oŋ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactagriculture
          耕耘  gēng yún OC: kreeŋ ɢun MC: kɣɛŋ ɦi̯un 1 Attribution

          refers quite generally to all kinds of agricultural work

            Syntactic words
          • VPiactagricultural work of all kinds, particularly ploughing and weeding
          辟舉  pì jǔ OC: beɡ klaʔ MC: biɛk ki̯ɤ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • VPtoNmiddle voicebe opened up for cultivation
          農業  nóng yè OC: nuuŋ ŋab MC: nuo̝ŋ ŋi̯ɐp 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactagriculture
          田原  tián yuán MC: den ngjwon OC: ɡ-liiŋ ŋɡonCH 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactagricultural workCH
          耨耕  nòu gēng MC: -- keang OC: -- kreeŋLZ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactcultivation of the landLZ
          荒  huāng MC: xwang OC: hmaaŋLZ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • vtoNopen up for cultivation (SHI)LZ
          本事  běn zì MC: pwonX tsriH OC: pɯɯnʔ tsrɯsLZ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabthe absolutely basic tasks > agricultureLZ
          本務  běn wù MC: pwonX mjuH OC: pɯɯnʔ mosLZ 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactthe basic effort > agricultureLZ
          田畝  tián mǔ MC: den muwX OC: ɡ-liiŋ mooʔDS 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • VPiwork in the fieldsDS
          耘耔  yún zǐ MC: hjun tsiX OC: ɢun sklɯʔDS 1 Attribution
            Syntactic words
          • VPiactwork on fieldsDS
          簸  bǒ OC: paalʔ MC: pʷɑ 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • nwinnow
          農穡  nóng sè OC: nuuŋ srɯɡ MC: nuo̝ŋ ʂɨk 0 Attributions
            Syntactic words
          • NPabactall kinds of agricultural activities

          Existing SW for

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