Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transplant rice seedlings and harvest rice: "cấy hái" refers to the two main agricultural activities in rice cultivation: transplanting young rice plants into the field and later harvesting the mature rice crop. It represents the core cycle of rice farming labor.
   • To engage in farming; to do agricultural work: More broadly, it can signify the general work of farming or cultivation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công việc đồng áng chủ yếu là cấy hái. (The main farm work is transplanting and harvesting rice.)
  • Bà con nông dân đang tất bật với công việc cấy hái. (The farmers are busy with the work of transplanting and harvesting.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cấy hái" is often used in a traditional or literary context to evoke the image of fundamental, cyclical agricultural labor. It can symbolize the hard work and livelihood of farmers.

Variants and Related Words

• Cấy cày (verb): A near-identical compound meaning to transplant and plow, also representing fundamental farming work. It is often used interchangeably with "cấy hái".
• Cấy (verb): To transplant (seedlings).
• Hái (verb): To harvest, to pick (often used for fruits, but in this compound, specifically for rice).

Synonyms

• Làm ruộng (verb phrase): To work the fields; to farm.
• Canh tác (verb): To cultivate; to farm.

Related Phrases

• Một nắng hai sương (idiom): Literally "one sun, two dews"; describes the hardship of working in the fields from early morning until late, often associated with the labor of "cấy hái".