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大粪 (dà fèn) — night soil; excrement (used especially as fertilizer)

Definition

Refers to human excrement collected and used as fertilizer (night soil). It is a somewhat blunt, rural/colloquial term — in formal or general writing 粪便 is preferred.

noun
night soilexcrement (used especially as fertilizer)

Examples

  • 大粪。
    Nóng mín yòng dà fèn zuò féi liào.
    Farmers use night soil as fertilizer.
  • ，大粪。
    Zài nóng cūn, dà fèn bèi dàng zuò yǒu jī féi liào shǐ yòng.
    In the countryside, night soil is used as organic fertilizer.
  • 大粪。
    Zhè zhǒng huā kě yǐ yòng dà fèn lái shī féi.
    This kind of flower can be fertilized with night soil.
Appears in
Agriculture & Farming

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