上 农

shàng nóngdictionary entry

a rich farmer / to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)

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Original source entry:

上農上农 [shang4 nong2] /a rich farmer/to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)/

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Other forms in these source records: 上農

上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]
shàng
(bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above
农
nóng
(bound form) agriculture
Nóng
surname Nong

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