Definition

1. Verb:
   • To irrigate: The primary meaning of "dẫn thủy nhập điền" is to channel water from a source (like a river or canal) into fields for agricultural purposes. It describes the specific action of conducting water for irrigation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân đang dẫn thủy nhập điền để chuẩn bị cho vụ lúa mới. (The farmers are irrigating the fields to prepare for the new rice crop.)
  • Công trình này giúp dẫn thủy nhập điền cho cả vùng. (This construction project helps irrigate the entire region.)

Advanced Usage

• As a classical, four-syllable idiom derived from Chinese (Hán-Việt), "dẫn thủy nhập điền" is often used in formal, technical, or literary contexts related to agriculture and water management, rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tưới tiêu (v): to irrigate and drain. This is a more common modern term for irrigation.

  • Hệ thống tưới tiêu hiện đại. (A modern irrigation system.)

• Thủy lợi (n): irrigation, water conservancy.

  • công trình thủy lợi (irrigation works)

Synonyms

• Irrigate: To supply land with water by artificial means.
• Channel water: To direct the flow of water.

Related Idioms

• While "dẫn thủy nhập điền" is itself an idiomatic phrase, it is closely related to the concept of "làm thủy lợi" (to build irrigation works).

verb

1. to irrigate