bình điền

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A flat rice field; a level paddy: A rice field situated on flat, even terrain without significant slopes or irregularities. This term describes the physical topography of the agricultural land.
    • A rice field without terrain accidents: An older or more technical way to describe a paddy field that lacks hills, depressions, or other notable variations in ground level.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Cánh đồng lúa ở đây toàn là bình điền. (The rice fields here are all flat paddies.)
    • Bình điền thuận lợi cho việc canh tác bằng máy móc. (Level rice fields are advantageous for mechanized farming.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "bình điền" is considered somewhat rare or literary in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily used in descriptive geographical or agricultural contexts rather than in everyday conversation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ruộng bậc thang (n): Terraced rice field. This is a direct contrast to , as it describes fields built into slopes or hillsides.
    • Ở vùng núi, người ta canh tác trên ruộng bậc thang chứ không phải bình điền. (In mountainous regions, people farm on terraced fields, not flat paddies.)
Synonyms
  • Level paddy field: A rice field on flat land.
  • Flat rice field: Emphasizes the even, non-sloping terrain.
Notes on Usage
  • "Bình điền" is a compound noun formed from "bình" (flat, even, level) and "điền" (field, paddy). It specifically refers to the topography of the field.
  • In common speech, people might simply describe such a field as "cánh đồng phẳng" (a flat field) or "ruộng phẳng" (flat paddy) instead of using the specific term .