力田
Chinese
| power; force; strength | field; farm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (力田) |
力 | 田 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lìtián
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lìtián
- Wade–Giles: li4-tʻien2
- Yale: lì-tyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihtyan
- Palladius: литянь (litjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
力田
- (literary) to diligently work the land
- 大王之威行於山東，敝邑恐懼懾伏，繕甲厲兵，飾車騎，習馳射，力田積粟。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Dàwáng zhī wēi xíng yú Shāndōng, bì yì kǒngjù shèfú, shànjiǎ lìbīng, shì chēqí, xí chíshè, lìtián jīsù. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
大王之威行于山东，敝邑恐惧慑伏，缮甲厉兵，饰车骑，习驰射，力田积粟。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]