Definition

1. Noun:
   • A furrow: A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.
   • A ridge: The raised strip of earth between two such furrows.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân đang tạo ra những luống cày thẳng tắp trên cánh đồng. (The farmer is making straight furrows in the field.)
  • Hạt giống được gieo dọc theo đỉnh của luống cày. (The seeds are sown along the top of the ridge.)

Advanced Usage

• "lên luống cày": to form ridges/furrows (for planting).
  • Trước khi trồng khoai, chúng tôi phải lên luống cày. (Before planting potatoes, we must form ridges.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luống (n): A bed or row (e.g., in gardening). Can be used more broadly than "luống cày".
  • luống rau: a vegetable bed
• Cày (v): To plow.
  • cày ruộng: to plow a field

Synonyms

• Rãnh (n): A ditch, trench, or groove. Can be similar but is not specifically made by plowing.
• Mương (n): A canal or irrigation ditch. Larger than a furrow.

Related Phrases

• Theo luống cày: Following the furrow/ridge.
  • Con trâu đi chậm rãi theo luống cày. (The buffalo walks slowly along the furrow.)