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刀耕火種

简 刀耕火种 · 繁 刀耕火種
Mandarin · pinyin dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

Meanings

  1. slash and burn (agriculture)
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刀
dāo · knife; old coin; measure
耕
gēng · plow, cultivate
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
種
zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
种
zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant
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1–1–3–4 · dao1 geng1 huo3 zhong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou1 gaang1 fo2 zung3

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dou1 gaang1 fo2 zung3

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noun

  1. (agriculture) slash and burn; slash-and-burn agriculture

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