石田 (dàn) — barren land, non-arable field (classical term)

Définition

Exemples

• 他们开垦的这片土地其实是石田，什么也长不出来。
  Tā men kāi kěn de zhè piàn tǔ dì qí shí shì dàn, shén me yě cháng bù chū lái.
  The land they cultivated was actually barren field; nothing could grow.
• 在古典文献中，石田常用来比喻无用之物。
  Zài gǔ diǎn wén xiàn zhōng, dàn cháng yòng lái bǐ yù wú yòng zhī wù.
  In classical literature, 'shí tián' is often used as a metaphor for useless things.
• 经过多次尝试，他放弃了这块石田。
  Jīng guò duō cì cháng shì, tā fàng qì le zhè kuài dàn.
  After many attempts, he gave up this barren field.