碓 (duì) - Stone mortar & a device for hulling rice or grinding grain,

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碓 · duì

Stone mortar;

a device for hulling rice or grinding grain, typically made of stone and operated by foot.

Stone mortara device for hulling rice or grinding grain,

Usage highlights

Stone mortarFootWaterMortar and pestleHulling rice with mortarMortar room

Synonyms

  • 臼— mortar (general term)
  • 舂— to pound in a mortar

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer used a stone mortar to hull rice (用碓舂米).
  • Traditional foot-operated mortar (脚踏碓).
  • Water-powered mortar for grinding grain (水碓).

Collocations

  • Stone mortar(石碓)
  • Foot-operated mortar(脚踏碓)
  • Water-powered mortar(水碓)
  • Mortar and pestle(碓臼)
  • Hulling rice with mortar(碓米)
  • Mortar room(碓房)

Idioms

  • Like an idiot pounding a mortar(呆若木鸡，蠢如碓杵)
  • Pounding the mortar in the moonlight(月下碓声)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents traditional agricultural technology in ancient China, especially for rice processing.
  • Water-powered mortars (水碓) were an important technological innovation in Han dynasty China.
  • Symbolizes hard labor and rural life in classical Chinese poetry and literature.

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