輟耕

简 辍耕 · 繁 輟耕
Mandarin · pinyin chuò gēng

Meanings

  1. to stop plowing
  2. to give up a life in the fields
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輟
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耕
gēng · plow, cultivate
辍
chuò · stop, suspend, halt
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4–1 · chuo4 geng1

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zyut3 gaang1

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