nung4 gaang1農耕农耕
Jyutpingnung4 gaang1
Yalenùhng gāang
Definition
Farming; agricultural cultivation activities on farmland.
neutraldaily actionsother
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of cultivating land or the agricultural lifestyle rather than the industry as a whole. It carries a slightly formal or academic tone compared to everyday terms like 種田. It is most frequently encountered in historical or sociological discussions about societal development.
Examples
People in the past mainly relied on farming to make a living.
Do you know that farming is actually very hard work?
Related words
Common phrases
agricultural civilization
agrarian society
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe the casual act of gardening or growing a few vegetables at home. It implies a systematic, labor-intensive process of working the land for survival or large-scale production.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
