bội thu
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Bumper harvest / Abundant yield: A significantly larger than usual quantity of agricultural produce gathered from a crop or harvest season.
- Surplus due to increased productivity: The extra amount of goods or results obtained, primarily due to enhanced efficiency or output.
Adjective (used attributively):
- High-yielding / Bountiful: Describing a crop, season, or endeavor that produces results far exceeding the normal or expected amount.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Năm nay, nông dân vui mừng vì một vụ mùa bội thu. (This year, the farmers are happy because of a bumper harvest.)
- Khoai, lúa đều bội thu. (The yield of sweet potato and rice was greater than usual.)
- Số bội thu về tăng năng suất. (The surplus is due to better productivity.)
Adjective:
- Họ đang kỳ vọng vào một mùa vụ bội thu. (They are expecting a high-yielding crop season.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be extended metaphorically beyond agriculture to describe any endeavor yielding exceptionally successful results, such as in business, academics, or sports.
- Chiến dịch kinh doanh đã mang lại một thành quả bội thu. (The business campaign yielded an abundant harvest of results.)
Variants and Related Words
Thu hoạch (n): harvest, yield.
- Thu hoạch năm nay rất khả quan. (This year's harvest is very promising.)
Mùa màng bội thu (n phrase): bumper crop season.
- Mong rằng mùa màng năm nào cũng bội thu. (I hope every year's crop season is bountiful.)
Synonyms
- Bumper crop: An unusually large harvest.
- Abundant harvest: A plentiful yield.
- Windfall: An unexpected, large gain (often used in financial contexts, but applicable metaphorically).
Related Idioms
- Được mùa (idiom): to have a good harvest; to be in season (for crops). This is a closely related concept, though "bội thu" emphasizes exceeding expectations more strongly.
- Năm nay trời phù hộ nên được mùa. (This year, with heaven's blessing, we have a good harvest.)
- Yield more than usual
- khoai, lúa đều bội thuthe yield of sweet potato and rice was greater than usual
- một vụ mùa bội thua main crop more abundant than usual
- số bội thu về tăng năng suấtthe surplus due to better productivity