created sense approved 躬耕 · gōnggēng · to farm in person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
躬耕
gōnggēng
to farm in person
(literary) to plow or farm with one's own hands, often associated with a scholar-official living in retirement or seclusion
躬 (literal) → 躬 · gōng · personally 耕 (literal) → 耕 · gēng · to plow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 躬耕 · gōnggēng · to perform ritual plowing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
躬耕
gōnggēng
to perform ritual plowing
(of an emperor) to personally plow a field in a ceremony to encourage farming and set an example for the people
躬 (literal) → 躬 · gōng · personally 耕 (literal) → 耕 · gēng · to plow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition