"That has to do with the method of cultivating bamboo," explains Lu Chin-ming. "Because it is very difficult to grow bamboo from seeds, most bamboo is grown by cutting pieces off of a plant and planting them in the ground."
「這牽涉到種竹的方法」，呂錦明指出：「以種籽栽竹，通常要好幾年才能長為成竹，為節省時間、快速取『材』或得到竹筍，通常都挖竹頭、掘鞭莖來作無性繁殖。」