No. 53 · Five-character quatrain
悯农
Pity the Farmer
by Li Shen 李绅 · 772 – 846
- Farming
- Labour
- Food
锄禾日当午Hoeing grain with the sun at noon;
汗滴禾下土sweat drips into the soil beneath the grain.
谁知盘中餐Who knows that the food in the bowl —
粒粒皆辛苦every single grain — is bitter work?
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