- 深耕易耨 shēngēngyìnòu to plow deeply and weed thoroughlyPlow the land deeply and weed the fields carefully; describes working hard at farming or putting great effort into cultivation; originally from Mencius [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]].
- 深耕细作 shēngēngxìzuò intensive cultivationto plow deeply and cultivate carefully; to manage farmland or a project with great attention to detail