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荒廢

简荒废 · 繁荒廢

Mandarin · pinyin huāng fèi

to abandon (cultivated fields)
no longer cultivated
to lie waste
wasted
to neglect (one's work or study)

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荒: huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
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废: fèi · abrogate, terminate, discard

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1–4 · huang1 fei4

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fong1 fai3

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verb

to leave (land) uncultivated; to abandon (a field)
to become wasted; to fall into disuse
to waste; to neglect

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