IRRIGATE  灌溉灌寖

POUR WATER into FIELDS FOR CAUSING PLANTS TO FLOURISH.
WATERBRING WATER TOSOAKFLOODINUNDATE
Hypernym
  • POURDISPLACE a LIQUID to CAUSE it to FLOW DOWN FROM a VESSEL.
    • DISPLACECAUSE to MOVE.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term refering to irrigation is guànjìn 灌寖.

2. Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

3. Jiāo 澆 refers to irrigation with a small amount of water.

4. Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

5. Jìn 浸 refers to irrigation with a certain amount of water.

6. Wò 沃 is another term meaning to irrigate.

Modern Chinese Criteria
灌溉

澆灌

澆

沃

灌

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

Words

潤  rùn OC: njuns MC: ȵʷin 3 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNmake wet and fertile
浸  jìn OC: skims MC: tsim 2 AttributionsWD

Jìn 浸 refers to irrigation with a certain amount of water.

    Syntactic words
  • vt+prep+Nsoak intoCH
  • vtoNflood with water [irrigate (a field)]; soak into
灌  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 溉/IRRIGATE Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

    Syntactic words
  • vt(oN)irrigate the contextually determinate place
  • vtoNirrigate, pour water over
沃  wò OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 1 AttributionWD

Wò 沃 is another term meaning to irrigate.

    Syntactic words
  • vtoNirrigate; sprinkle over (hands etc); pour water on
  • vtoNfigurative"irrigate" (my mind etc)
注  zhù OC: tjos MC: tɕi̯o 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • vttoN1.+N2divert (a liquid N1 water; a river) into (a place N2)
溉  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 1 AttributionWD

Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 灌/IRRIGATE Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

    Syntactic words
  • vadNirrigation- (canal)
  • vt(oN)water the contextually determinate N
  • vtoNfrom late Warring States onwards: irrigate
澆  jiāo OC: keew MC: keu 1 AttributionWD

Jiāo 澆 refers to irrigation with a small amount of water.

    Syntactic words
  • vt[oN]make things wet
  • vtoNmake wet, pour water on; irrigate
灌  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD

Current general term refering to irrigation is guànjìn 灌寖 .

    Syntactic words
  • VPt[oN]engage in all manner of irrigation

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