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悯 农 二 首 · 其 二
Sympathy for the Farmers, Number Two

táng lǐ shēn
(唐) 李 绅
(Tang) Li Shen

chú hé rì dāng wǔ
锄 禾 日 当 午 ,
Hoeing the rice in the sun at noon,

hàn dī hé xià tǔ
汗 滴 禾 下 土 。
Sweat drips down to the soil beneath the rice.

shuí zhī pán zhōng cān
谁 知 盘 中 餐 ,
Who knows every meal on the plate,

lì lì jiē xīn kǔ
粒 粒 皆 辛 苦 。
Every grain is full of hardship and toil.