农民相让田界。比喻上古民心淳厚。 《史记.卷一.五帝本纪》:「舜耕历山,历山之人皆让畔。」 《文选.潘岳.西征赋》:「耕让畔以闲田,沾姬化而生棘。」
英语 to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field, fig. (of farmers in ancient times) to be good-hearted and honest