cấy hái
Definition
- 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".