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農家

简农家 · 繁農家

Mandarin · pinyin nóng jiā#

peasant family

Mandarin · pinyin Nóng jiā#

School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

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農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer

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2–1 · nong2 jia1

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nung4 gaa1

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noun

farming family
farmhouse
agriculturalism (a school of Chinese philosophy, prevalent during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (770 to 221 BC), that advocated for peasant utopian communalism and egalitarianism)

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