肥田不如瘦水 肥田不如瘦水 肥田不如瘦水

fertile fields are not as good as lean water

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
For crops, water matters more than fertiliser.
Simplified
肥田不如瘦水
Pinyin
féitián bùrú shòu shuǐ
Bopomofo
ㄈㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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