Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rice-miller: A person whose occupation is milling rice, specifically using a mortar and pestle or a simple mill to remove the husks from rice grains. This term traditionally refers to a small-scale, manual rice processing trade.
   • The trade of rice milling: The business or activity of milling rice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ấy làm nghề hàng xáo. (She works as a rice-miller.)
  • Nghề hàng xáo ngày xưa rất vất vả. (The rice-milling trade was very hard work in the past.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sống bằng nghề hàng xáo": To make a living from rice milling.
  • Gia đình họ sống bằng nghề hàng xáo qua nhiều thế hệ. (Their family has made a living from rice milling for many generations.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xay xát (verb): To mill, to grind (a more general term for milling grains).
  • Máy xay xát gạo (Rice milling machine)
• Cối xay (noun): Mill, mortar (the tool used for milling).

Synonyms

• Người xay xát gạo: Rice miller.
• Người xay lúa: Rice grinder.

Notes on Meaning

This is a traditional, specific occupational term. It often implies a small-scale, manual operation rather than a large industrial one. The word is less common in modern contexts due to mechanization but remains important in historical and cultural descriptions.

1. Ricemiller
   • Làm hàng xáo kiếm sống
     To earn one's iving as rice-miller