bửng

Người nông dân nhấc một bửng đất lên để trồng cây mới.

Definitions

1. Noun:
   • A clod, a lump of earth: Specifically refers to a compact mass of soil, often with grass or roots attached, that is moved together when transplanting plants.
   • A tailboard, a tailgate (of a cart or truck): Refers to the hinged or removable board at the rear of a vehicle used for loading and unloading goods.

Usage Examples

• Noun (clod of earth):

  • Đánh cây cả bửng để đi trồng chỗ khác. (Uproot the plant with the entire clod of earth to transplant it elsewhere.)
  • Nhổ cỏ phải nhổ cả bửng. (When weeding, you must pull out the entire clump/root ball.)

• Noun (tailboard):

  • Tháo bửng sau để dỡ hàng. (Remove the rear tailboard to unload the goods.)
  • Hãy hạ bửng xe xuống. (Please lower the truck's tailgate.)

Advanced Usage

• "bửng đất": This is a common compound specifying "clod of earth" or "sod".

  • Công nhân cẩn thận đào lên từng bửng đất. (The workers carefully dug up each sod.)

• "bửng xe": This compound specifies "vehicle tailgate".

  • Anh ta đang sơn lại bửng xe tải. (He is repainting the truck's tailgate.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cục đất: A lump of earth (more general, not necessarily with roots/grass).
• Tấm chắn sau: Rear guard/board (a more descriptive term for tailgate).
• Hayon (French loanword): Directly corresponds to the "tailgate" meaning, as seen in the reference.

Synonyms

• For "clod of earth": cục đất, tảng đất, mảng đất.
• For "tailboard": cửa sau, tấm chắn sau (of a vehicle).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "Chở hàng không bửng": To transport goods without a tailgate (can imply an unsafe or improper method).
• "Vững như bửng": (Idiom) As solid/steady as a clod of earth; meaning very firm, stable, or reliable. This idiom uses the "clod" meaning to emphasize solidity.
  • Căn nhà được xây vững như bửng. (The house was built rock-solid.)