Dgieh

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sow seeds: The primary meaning of "dgieh" is the act of scattering or planting seeds in soil for cultivation. This is a fundamental agricultural activity.
   • To broadcast: It can describe the action of spreading something more generally, such as spreading news or information.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà ngoại đang dgieh hạt rau cải trong vườn. (My grandmother is sowing cabbage seeds in the garden.)
  • Người nông dân dgieh lúa trên cánh đồng. (The farmer sows rice in the field.)
  • Họ dgieh tin đồn khắp làng. (They spread rumors throughout the village.)

Advanced Usage

• "dgieh rắc": to sow, to scatter (often with a slightly more deliberate or widespread connotation).
  • Kẻ xấu tìm cách dgieh rắc sự nghi ngờ. (Bad actors seek to sow doubt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gieo hạt (v): to sow seeds. This is a more common standard Vietnamese spelling and phrase for the same action.

  • Mùa xuân là thời điểm thích hợp để gieo hạt. (Spring is the suitable time to sow seeds.)

• Gieo trồng (v): to cultivate, to sow and grow.

  • Công việc chính của họ là gieo trồng ngô. (Their main work is cultivating corn.)

Synonyms

• Sow: to plant seeds.
• Scatter: to throw or spread things loosely.
• Broadcast: to scatter seeds widely; to disseminate information.

Related Idioms

• Gieo gió gặt bão: to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind; meaning one's bad actions will lead to severe consequences.

  • Hắn lừa đảo nhiều người, giờ gieo gió gặt bão mà thôi. (He deceived many people; now he is just reaping what he sowed.)

• Gieo nhân nào, gặt quả đấy: you reap what you sow.

  • Cô ấy luôn tốt bụng, đó là gieo nhân nào gặt quả đấy. (She is always kind; that is you reap what you sow.)