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抛荒

pāo huāng

2-character word Traditional 拋荒

What 抛荒 means

1. to lie idle (of arable land)
2. fig. rusty because of lack of practice

The characters in 抛荒

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 荒huāngdesolate; shortage; scarce

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