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What does five grains and close grains mean?

Whole grains

Pinyin wǔ gǔ zá liáng

Explanation: "Huangdi Neijing" believes that grains are "japonica rice, adzuki beans, wheat, soybeans, and yellow millet". In "Mencius and Teng Wengong", the five grains are called "rice, millet, millet, wheat, and beetroot". During Buddhist sacrifices, the five grains are also called "barley, wheat, rice, adzuki beans, and flax." "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that there are 33 kinds of cereals and 14 kinds of beans, for a total of 47 kinds. Nowadays, cereals are usually referred to as rice, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, and corn. Grains other than rice and flour are customarily called cereals, so cereals also generally refer to food crops.