凼肥

dàngféi

noun

Meanings

1 pit-composted manure (organic fertilizer made by fermenting waste in a pit)

Characters

pit; pond (dialect)

Examples

南方农民常用凼肥种水稻。

Nánfāng nóngmín cháng yòng dàngféi zhòng shuǐdào.

Farmers in the south often use pit manure to grow rice.

凼肥是稻田的基肥。

Dàngféi shì dàotián de jīféi.

Pit-composted manure is the base fertilizer for rice paddies.

Tips

culture

凼 (dàng) is a southern dialect character meaning 'pond' or 'pit' — common in Cantonese and Hakka regions. 凼肥 specifically refers to the southern Chinese practice of fermenting kitchen waste, leaves, and night soil in a pit (凼) to make rice-paddy fertilizer.

Stroke Order

凼 dàng

肥 féi