| 齐民要术 |
Qí mín Yào shù |
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 贾思勰 |
| 齐 |
Qí |
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) / surname Qi |
| 齐 |
qí |
neat / even / level with / identical / simultaneous / all together / to even sth out |
| 民 |
Mín |
surname Min |
| 民 |
mín |
(bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country |
| 要 |
yāo |
(bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 |
yào |
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important |
| 术 |
shù |
method / technique |
| 术 |
zhú |
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea |