Land desertification

Preventing land desertification is our country’s fundamental national policy”

If you don’t control sand today, you will commit suicide tomorrow

Protect land resources and benefit future generations”

Soil trickle

Soil: soil; trickle: small river. A metaphor for small things. It also means that although things are very small, if they are continuously accumulated, they can play a huge role.

"Historical Records·Li Si Biography": "It is because Mount Tai does not allow soil to grow, so it can become as big as it is; rivers and seas do not allow small streams, so it can become deep."

Grey 头土面

Pronunciation huī tóu tǔ miàn

Explains the appearance of a head and face covered in dust. It also describes a dejected or dejected look.

Source: Song Dynasty Shi Puji's "Wu Deng Hui Yuan" Volume 20: "With gray heads and earthy faces, dragging mud with water, singing nine and ten, referring to deer as horses, not only are we living up to the ancestors, but we are also burying ourselves. Spirit."

Example: Huang Dashe sent Zhenqi to prison and asked for bail himself. He was lame, thirsty and sick, so he walked home. (Chapter 14 of "Awakening of Marriage")

Antu and relocation (ān tǔ zhòng qiān)

Tu: native land; heavy: value it seriously, not lightly. They are content with their hometown and do not want to move easily.

Half cut into the soil (bàn jié rù tǔ)

Jie: section. Half of the body was buried in the soil. It is a metaphor that a person has been alive for a short time.

Soldiers will block it, water will cover it (bīng lái jiàng dǎng, shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn)

It is a metaphor that no matter what means the opponent uses, there is always a corresponding way to deal with it.

Not acclimated (bù fú shuǐ tǔ)

Unable to adapt to the climate and eating habits of the place where they move.

Every inch of land must be fought for (cùn tǔ bì zhēng)

Even if it is a little bit of land, you have to fight for it with the enemy. Describes the struggle against the enemy without giving in.

Not an inch of land will be given away (cùn tǔ bù ràng)

Not an inch of land will be given away.

inch of soil and ruler of land (cùn tǔ chǐ dì)

Cun, ruler: few metaphors. Describes very little land.

Pinch of soil to burn incense (cuō gǔ fén xiāng)

Pinch of soil: Gather the soil into a pile with your hands. It refers to the old days when superstitious people gathered soil in the wild instead of incense burners to burn incense and worship gods.

Daxing Civil Engineering (dà xīng tǔ mù)

Xing: Founding; Civil Engineering: refers to construction projects. Build houses on a large scale.

Fēn máo liè tǔ)

Originally refers to the ceremony held by ancient emperors when they divided the princes. Later they were called feudal princes.

Not as good as dung (fèn tú bù rú)

Not as good as dung and soil. Describe something extremely worthless.

Customs (fēng tú rén qíng)

A general term for the unique natural environment and customs, etiquette, and habits of a place.

Gēn shēn tǔ zhǎng)

Born and raised locally. It also refers to living for generations.

It’s hard to leave the hometown (gù tǔ nán lí)

Hometown: the place of birth, or the place where you lived in the past, here refers to the hometown and motherland. It is difficult to leave the land of my hometown. Describes the infinite attachment to one's hometown or motherland.

The land is vast and the people are numerous.

The feeling of nostalgia (huái tǔ zhī qíng)

Huai: nostalgia; Tu: hometown, hometown. The feeling of missing my hometown.

Huang Tian Hou Tu (huáng tiān hòu tǔ)

Huang Tian: called heaven in ancient times; Hou Tu: called earth in ancient times. Refers to heaven and earth. In the old days, there was a superstitious belief that heaven and earth could uphold justice and dominate all things.

Huī tóu tǔ miàn (huī tóu tǔ miàn)

Looking like the head and face are covered with dust. It also describes a dejected or dejected look.

Spend money like water (huī jīn rú tǔ)

Hui: scatter. Squander money like dirt. Describes extreme profligacy and waste.

Piling up soil can make a mountain, and accumulating water can make a sea. Metaphorically, a little makes a lot.

Comeback (juǎn tǔ chóng lái)

It is a metaphor for regaining power after failure.

Tired of soil to reach the mountain (lěi tǔ zhì shān)

It is a metaphor for growing from small to large, accumulating less becomes more.

Liè tǔ fēng jiāng (liè tǔ fēng jiāng)

Lie: the same as "split"; Fengjiang: delineate the boundaries. The emperor entrusted land to ministers.

Split the soil to divide the mao (liè tǔ fēn máo)

In ancient times, when feudal lords were enfeoffed, soil wrapped in white mao was awarded to the enfeoffed people, symbolizing the granting of land and power.

Máo cì tǔ jiē (máo cì tǔ jiē)

Thatched roof, mud steps. Describes a simple house or a frugal life.

A macaque riding a native ox (mí hóu qí tǔ niú)

It is a metaphor for slow promotion of positions.

Miàn rú tǔ sè (miàn rú tǔ sè)

The complexion is grayish white. Describe extreme fear.

putian shuài tǔ ??(pǔ tiān shuài tǔ)

Putian: the whole world; suitu: refers to the four seas. Refers to all of China or the whole world.

Ruǎn hóng xiāng yù)

Describes the prosperity of the city.

Shí máo jiàn tǔ (shí máo jiàn tǔ)

Mao: refers to the grain grown on the ground; Jian: to step on. The original meaning is that the food you eat and the land you live in belong to the king. Feudal officials used it to express their gratitude to the monarch for their kindness.

Shì rú tǔ jiè (shì rú tǔ jiè)

Shì rú tǔ jiè: mustard: grass. Seen as dirt, as contemptible as grass. Metaphors are ignored.

Shǒu tǔ yǒu zé)

It means that soldiers or local officials have the responsibility to defend the country.

When the water comes, earth will cover it up (shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn)

When the flood comes, cover it up with earth. It is a metaphor for when an enemy invades, he will lead troops to resist.

Acclimatized (shuǐ tǔ bù fú)

Inability to adapt to the climatic conditions or eating habits of a place.

Tai Suì tóu shàng dòng tǔ (tài suì tóu shàng dòng tǔ)

It is a metaphor for offending a violent and powerful person.

Mountain Tai does not allow soil (tài shān bù ràng tǔ rǎng)

Mountain Tai does not exclude small earth and rocks, so it can be so high. It is a metaphor for people to look at poly? The cylinder is decomposed into four parts and becomes tiles, which is a metaphor for the division of things. Like earth collapsing and tiles shattering, it is out of control. Metaphor for complete collapse.

Tǔ fú chéng qiáng (tǔ fú chéng qiáng)

It is a metaphor that people should help each other.

Local tyrant and evil gentry (tǔ háo liè shēn)

Tuhao: the tyrants in the countryside, that is, the landlords who bully others. Evil gentry: local bullies or bad people among retired bureaucrats. In the old society, there were rich and powerful people who ran rampant in the countryside.

Local chicken and tile dog (tǔ jī wǎ quǎn)

A chicken made of mud and a dog made of tiles. A metaphor that has a false name but no practical use.

Earth steps thatched house (tǔ jiē máo wū)

Earth steps, thatched house. A metaphor for poor housing.

Tǔ lóng chú gǒu (tǔ lóng chú gǒu)

A dragon made of mud and a dog made of straw. The metaphor does not live up to its name.

Tumu Xingke (tǔ mù xíng hái)

Xingke: refers to the human body. The shape is like earth and wood. It is a metaphor for people's true colors, without modification.

Turbo Ox and Wooden Horse (tǔ niú mù mǎ)

A cow made of clay and a horse made of wood. There is nothing practical about metaphors.

Tǔ rǎng xì liú)

Soil: soil; trickle: small river. A metaphor for small things. It also means that although things are very small, if they are continuously accumulated, they can play a huge role.

Native (tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng)

Grown locally.

Disintegrate and collapse (wǎ jiě tǔ bēng)

It is like the collapse of earth and broken tiles. It is out of control. Metaphor for complete collapse.

Rotten wood and dung soil (xiǔ mù fèn tǔ)

Rotten wood: rotten wood; dung soil: dirty soil and smelly mud. It is a metaphor for a person who is unworthy of development and of no use to society.

A piece of scorched earth (yī piàn jiāo tǔ)

Describes the scene of a fire (or war) and all the houses being burned down.

Yī póu huáng tǔ)

一抔: a handful. A handful of loess. Refers to the grave. Existence is a metaphor for not much land or declining and small reactionary forces.

Yú làn tǔ bēng (yú làn tǔ bēng)

It is a metaphor for internal unrest in a country.