下種

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	to plant; to cultivate; kind to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)
trad. (下種)		下	種
simp. (下种)		下	种

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiàzhǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): xiāzhǒn
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ zung²
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xia⁵ zhong³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàzhǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàjhǒng
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chung³
  - Yale: syà-jǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjoong
  - Palladius: сячжун (sjačžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: xiāzhǒn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): xia⁴ zhon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕia⁴⁴ ʈ͡ʂoŋ¹¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ zung²
  - Yale: hah júng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ dzung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ zung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʊŋ³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xia⁵ zhong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sən⁴¹/

Verb

下⫽種 (verb-object)

to sow seeds

Synonyms

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下子 (xiàzǐ)
播
撒種 / 撒种 (sǎzhǒng)
播種 / 播种

Dialectal synonyms of 播種 (“to sow seeds”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		下種
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		播種, 撒種, 下種, 下子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	播種, 撒種
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	下種, 播種
Central Plains Mandarin	Xining	下種
	Xuzhou	下種
	Pizhou	下種
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	下種, 撒種
	Donghai	點種, 撒種
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	撒種
	Lanzhou	下子, 下種
	Ürümqi	下種
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	播種, 撒種
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	下種, 播種, 撒種
	Yangzhou	下種, 播種
	Baoying	下種
	Taizhou	下種
	Zhenjiang	下種
	Lianyungang	溜種, 擱種
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	下種
	Xuyi	下種
	Nantong	下種
	Rugao	下種
	Yancheng	下種
	Funing	下種
	Sihong	下種
Cantonese	Guangzhou	落種
	Hong Kong	播種
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	下種, 落種
	Macau	落種
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	落種
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	撒秧
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	撒秧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	落種
	Foshan	播種
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	落種
	Foshan (Shunde)	落種
	Foshan (Sanshui)	下種
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	下秧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	下種
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	下種
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	落種
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	下種
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	下秧
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	下秧
	Taishan	下秧
	Kaiping (Chikan)	下秧
	Enping (Niujiang)	下秧
	Heshan (Yayao)	下秧
	Dongguan	落種
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	下秧
Gan	Lichuan	下種
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	下秧, 下種
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	下種
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	下種, 下穀種
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	落穀
Jin	Taiyuan	種子子
Jin	Xinzhou	滴子兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	下種, 撒種
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	䆊種
Southern Min	Xiamen	掖種, 放種, 落種, 落塗
	Quanzhou	掖種, 掖子, 掖秧, 落種, 落塗
	Jinjiang	掖種
	Zhangzhou	掖種, 掖子, 放子, 落種, 落塗
	Tainan	掖種
	Chaozhou	落種
	Jieyang	掖種, 落塗
	Haikou	掖種
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	下秧
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	撒種
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	下種子
	Suzhou	落種
	Wuxi	落穀
	Nantong (Haimen)	落穀
	Changzhou	落穀
	Danyang	下種
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	下種
	Hangzhou	下種
	Wenzhou	間種
Xiang	Changsha	下種

Hypernyms

農活／农活 (nónghuó)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàzhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ zung³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàzhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàjhòng
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-chung⁴
  - Yale: syà-jùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahjonq
  - Palladius: сячжун (sjačžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ zung³
  - Yale: hah jung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ dzung³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ zung³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

Verb

下種

to plant