稻草

• 병음: dào cǎo
• 한자 분석: 稻 = 禾 + 臼 (rice plant growing from grain); 草 = 艹 + 早 (grass, straw)

뜻

짚(볏짚)

Appears in the idiom 最后一根稻草 (the last straw that breaks the camel's back). Also in 稻草人 (scarecrow). Carries associations with rural life and fragility. In modern usage frequently cited in discussions of psychological breaking points or accumulated pressure.

예문

1. 农民将收割后的稻草捆成一束，留作冬天喂牛的饲料。
2. 这一消息成了压垮他信心的最后一根稻草。
3. 孩子们用稻草扎成了一个简易的稻草人，守护着田间的庄稼。

사용 가이드

맥락: agriculture, idioms, rural life

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 这是压垮他的最后一根稻草。(This was the last straw that broke him.)
• 用稻草编织草帽。(Weave a straw hat from rice straw.)

피해야 할 표현

• 稻草建造的房子 in modern Chinese — use 茅草屋 or 草房 when describing traditional thatched dwellings

기원과 역사

稻 (rice, paddy plant) + 草 (grass, straw). Together meaning the dried stalks of harvested rice.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal