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五谷

wǔ gǔ

2-character word Traditional 五穀

What 五谷 means

1. five crops, e.g. millet {粟|sù}, soybean {豆|dòu}, sesame {麻|má}, barley {麦|mài}, rice {稻|dào} or other variants
2. all crops
3. all grains
4. oats, peas, beans and barley

The characters in 五谷

• 五wǔfive; 5
• 谷gǔgrain; corn

Words starting with 五谷

• 五谷丰登wǔ gǔ fēng dēngabundant harvest of all food crops; bumper grain harvest

Words containing 五谷

• 四体不勤，五谷不分sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēnnever move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

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