dẫn thủy
Definition
- Verb:
- To conduct water, to channel water, to irrigate: The action of leading or directing water from a source (like a river, stream, or canal) to a specific area, typically for agricultural purposes such as watering fields.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người nông dân đang dẫn thủy vào ruộng lúa. (The farmer is channeling water into the rice paddy.)
- Công trình này được xây dựng để dẫn thủy từ con sông lớn. (This structure was built to conduct water from the large river.)
- Kỹ thuật dẫn thủy cổ đại rất hiệu quả. (Ancient irrigation techniques were very effective.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is most commonly found in the classical, fixed four-word idiom "dẫn thủy nhập điền", which means "to channel water into the fields" and is a classical term for irrigation. The word "dẫn thủy" itself forms the core meaning of this idiom.
- Phương pháp canh tác truyền thống dựa vào dẫn thủy nhập điền. (Traditional farming methods relied on channeling water into the fields.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tưới tiêu (verb): To irrigate. This is the more common, modern general term for irrigation.
- Hệ thống tưới tiêu hiện đại. (A modern irrigation system.)
- Dẫn nước (verb): To conduct/channel water. A more general synonym.
- Đường ống dẫn nước. (The water pipeline.)
- Thủy lợi (noun): Irrigation, water conservancy (referring to the system or engineering).
- Công trình thủy lợi. (An irrigation/water conservancy project.)
Synonyms
- Đưa nước vào: To bring water into.
- Dẫn nước vào: To channel water into.
Notes on Meaning
- "Dẫn thủy" is a literary and somewhat classical term. In modern everyday language, "tưới tiêu" or "dẫn nước" are more frequently used.
- Its primary and most recognized usage is within the historical/agricultural context of "dẫn thủy nhập điền".