Chinese poems · 李绅 Li Shen · Tang dynasty
悯农 Pity the Farmers
A farmer hoeing in the midday sun, sweat dripping on the soil: the poem Chinese parents quote to children who leave rice in the bowl.
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锄禾日当午，
Hoeing the crops under the midday sun,
汗滴禾下土。
sweat drips onto the soil below.
谁知盘中餐，
Who knows that of the food on the plate
粒粒皆辛苦。
every grain is hard work?
What does 悯农 mean?
悯农 is “Pity the Farmers”. A farmer hoeing in the midday sun, sweat dripping on the soil: the poem Chinese parents quote to children who leave rice in the bowl.
What is the pinyin of 悯农?
chú hé rì dāng wǔ / hàn dī hé xià tǔ / shuí zhī pán zhōng cān / lì lì jiē xīn kǔ.
Who wrote 悯农?
Li Shen (李绅), a poet of the Tang dynasty.
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Poems over a thousand years old; the English and pinyin are ours, the pinyin as Chinese schools teach it.