chẩn mễ
Definition
- Noun:
- Relief rice: Rice distributed for free as aid, typically by a government or charitable organization, to poor or hungry people during times of famine or hardship.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chính quyền địa phương phát chẩn mễ cho các gia đình bị ảnh hưởng bởi lũ lụt. (The local government distributed relief rice to families affected by the flood.)
- Trong nạn đói, nhiều người phải xếp hàng để nhận chẩn mễ. (During the famine, many people had to queue to receive relief rice.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historical and formal, primarily used in the context of traditional or historical relief efforts, often in pre-modern or feudal societal contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Phát chẩn (v): to distribute relief aid or alms.
- Hội từ thiện tổ chức phát chẩn cho người vô gia cư. (The charity organization distributes alms to the homeless.)
Synonyms
- Aid rice: Rice given as assistance.
- Relief grain: A more general term for grain distributed as aid.
Related Idioms
- While "chẩn mễ" itself is not commonly found in idioms, it is conceptually related to themes of charity and crisis support.