碡 (dú) - Stone roller — a heavy stone implement used

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Stone roller — a heavy stone implement used for threshing grain or leveling ground in traditional Chinese agriculture.

Stone roller — a heavy stone implement used

Usage highlights

Stone rollerThreshing rollerStone roller for threshingRoller stonePulling a roller

Synonyms

  • 碌碡— stone roller for threshing
  • 石碾— stone roller/grinder

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers used stone rollers (石碡) to thresh wheat.
  • The stone roller (碡子) was pulled by livestock.
  • Traditional threshing tools included the stone roller (碌碡).

Collocations

  • Stone roller(石碡)
  • Threshing roller(碌碡)
  • Stone roller for threshing(打场碡)
  • Roller stone(碡石)
  • Pulling a roller(拉碡)

Idioms

  • Like an ox pulling a stone roller(如牛拉碡)
  • Heavy as a threshing roller(重如碌碡)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents traditional agricultural tools and farming methods in rural China.
  • Symbolizes hard labor and the agricultural foundation of Chinese civilization.
  • Appears in historical texts describing farming equipment and techniques.

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