饁 (yè) - To bring food to workers in the fields & to carry a meal to someone.

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yè ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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饁 · yè

To bring food to workers in the fields;

to carry a meal to someone.

To bring food to workers in the fieldsto carry a meal to someone.

Usage highlights

Bring food to fieldsCarry meal to laborersDeliver foodField meal deliveryAgricultural food provisionOffer food

Synonyms

  • 饷— to provide food; provisions
  • 馈— to offer food; to present

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers' wives brought lunch to the fields (饁田).
  • The custom of taking food to laborers (饁饷之礼).
  • She prepared a meal for her husband working outside (为丈夫饁食).

Collocations

  • Bring food to fields(饁田)
  • Carry meal to laborers(饁饷)
  • Deliver food(饁食)
  • Field meal delivery(田間饁)
  • Agricultural food provision(农饁)
  • Offer food(饁献)

Idioms

  • Bringing food to the fields(饁彼南亩)
  • Carrying meals to farmers(馌饷农夫)
  • The wife brings food(妇馌于田)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Reflects traditional agricultural society where family members brought meals to farmers working in distant fields.
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing rural life and agricultural practices.
  • Represents family support and division of labor in pre-modern Chinese agriculture.

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