水みず喧げん嘩か

noun

dispute over irrigation water distribution

Rural term for quarrels among farmers about sharing water for rice paddies in summer. Often synonymous with 水争い.

See also: 水争い

• 昔むかしは夏なつになると、村むら同どう士しで水みず喧嘩げんかがよく起おきた。

  In the old days, disputes over water distribution often broke out between villages in summer.

• 水みず喧嘩げんかを防ふせぐために、水すい利り組くみ合あいが作つくられた。

  An irrigation association was formed to prevent water disputes.