耙地 | bà dì | to harrow; to break the ground with a hoe |
耙子 | pá zi | a rake | |
倒打一耙 | dào dǎ yī pá | lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记 ; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) | |
钉耙 | dīng pá | rake | |
草耙 | cǎo pá | a rake | |
粪耙 | fèn pá | manure rake |
1 | This ground harrows well. | |
2 | But as she approached, farming instruments, like pitchforks and shovels, started flying out of his head toward her. | |
3 | So it doesn' t matter if you walk or run, bike or swim, play tennis or rake the yard. | |
4 | I seized the handle to essay another trial; when a young man without coat, and shouldering a pitchfork, appeared in the yard behind. | |
5 | Fall has always been about running with a tickle in my throat from the cold, raking a yard full of leaves, watching colors change, cold temperatures, apple orchards. |