cày ngả rạ
Sau khi thu hoạch lúa, nông dân bắt đầu cày ngả rạ để chuẩn bị cho vụ mùa mới.
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To plow under stubble: The agricultural action of turning over soil that contains the cut stalks and roots (stubble) left after harvesting a grain crop, such as rice or wheat. This process incorporates the organic matter back into the soil.
- To plow stubble under: The process of burying crop residue by plowing, which helps decompose the material to enrich the soil for the next planting season.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Sau khi thu hoạch lúa, nông dân bắt đầu cày ngả rạ để chuẩn bị cho vụ mùa mới. (After harvesting the rice, the farmers began to plow under the stubble to prepare for the new crop.)
- Cày ngả rạ là một bước quan trọng để cải tạo đất. (Plowing stubble under is an important step for soil improvement.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is specific to traditional and modern agricultural contexts. It describes a precise farming technique rather than general plowing.
- It implies the soil is being prepared specifically by dealing with the residue from the previous harvest.
Variants and Related Words
- Cày (verb): to plow.
- Ngả rạ (noun phrase): the state or condition of cut stalks lying in the field; stubble.
- Cày ải (verb phrase): to plow and leave the soil exposed to weather, often as a separate or subsequent step to .
Synonyms
- Cày vùi rạ: to plow and bury stubble (a more descriptive synonym).
- Xới đất có rạ: to till soil containing stubble (a more general description).
Related Phrases
- Làm đất: land preparation (a general term that includes ).
- Vùi phân xanh: to plow under green manure (a similar technique but with different organic material).
Related Idioms
- While itself is a technical term and not typically used idiomatically, it relates to the broader idiom "cày sâu cuốc bẫm", which means to farm diligently and thoroughly. The action of is part of such diligent farming.