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1 Datian county in Sanming 三明[Sān míng], Fujian
2 Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道[Zhōng qīng nán dào], South Korea

Idioms (7)

求田问舍

qiú tián wèn shè

1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life

渤澥桑田

bó xiè sāng tián

1 lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shǐ jì], Record of the Grand Historian); time brings great changes
2 life's vicissitudes

沧海桑田

cāng hǎi sāng tián

1 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
2 fig. the transformations of the world

瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠

guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān

1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
3 innocent acts may be misconstrued

田忌赛马

Tián Jì sài mǎ

1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没事的。要不你坐在田埂上休息一下。下午大伯带你去山上摘野桃子，野草莓。这些在城里买都买不到。

méishì de 。yàobu nǐ zuò zài tiángěng shàng xiūxi yīxià 。xiàwǔ dàbó dài nǐ qù shān shàng zhāi yě táozi ，yě cǎoméi 。zhèxiē zài chénglǐ mǎi dōu mǎi bu dào 。

No worries. How about you take a rest on the ridge here. In the afternoon I'll take you up the mountain to pick some wild peaches and strawberries. You can't buy those in the city.

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