cày vỡ
Definition
- Verb (Agriculture):
- To break the soil / to perform initial plowing: The primary meaning of "cày vỡ" is to plow a field for the first time in a cultivation cycle, specifically to turn over and break up unbroken or fallow soil in preparation for planting.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nông dân đang cày vỡ thửa ruộng. (The farmer is breaking the soil in the field.)
- Công việc đầu tiên là phải cày vỡ đất. (The first task is to perform the initial plowing of the land.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cày vỡ" specifically denotes the first, deep plowing operation that disrupts the soil structure. Subsequent, shallower plowing to refine the seedbed is typically described by other terms like "cày bừa" (to harrow).
Variants and Related Words
Cày (v): to plow. This is the general term.
- Họ cày ruộng bằng máy kéo. (They plow the field with a tractor.)
Cày bừa (v): to plow and harrow; to till the soil thoroughly.
- Sau khi cày vỡ, họ sẽ tiến hành cày bừa. (After the initial plowing, they will proceed to harrow.)
Synonyms
- To break ground: to start cultivating new land.
- To do the first plowing: to perform the initial tillage.
Related Terms (Agricultural Process)
- Làm đất (v): to prepare the soil. This is a broader term that includes "cày vỡ" as one of its initial stages.
- Đất vỡ (n): broken soil; soil that has undergone the "cày vỡ" process.