green rice paddy
Refers to a rice field when the young rice plants are still green, typically in early summer before the ears form.
During a break in the rainy season, the wind blowing across the green rice paddies feels pleasant.
speculative rice buying; buying rice before harvest · early recruitment of students; hiring students before the official date
harvesting rice while still green · early recruitment of students; poaching graduates before the official start date
pre-harvest sale of rice crop; forward selling of standing rice
dealing in unharvested rice crop
Compound of 青 (ao, 'green') and 田 (ta, 'rice paddy'). The reading あおた is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.