lúa con gái
Definition
- Noun:
- "Young rice" or "maiden rice": A specific growth stage of the rice plant where it has developed tillers (stems) and is just about to, or has just begun, to form the panicle (flowering head). It is the stage immediately before the reproductive "booting" stage.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cánh đồng lúa đang ở giai đoạn lúa con gái. (The rice field is at the "young rice" stage.)
- Lúa con gái cần nhiều nước và chất dinh dưỡng. ("Maiden rice" needs plenty of water and nutrients.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily an agricultural term used by farmers to describe a precise phenological stage in rice cultivation. It indicates a critical period for field management regarding water, fertilizer, and pest control.
Variants and Related Words
- Lúa đòng đòng (n): The subsequent "booting" stage where the panicle develops inside the stem.
- Lúa trổ (n): The "heading" stage where the panicle emerges from the stem.
- Lúa chín (n): The "ripening" stage.
Synonyms
- Pre-booting stage rice: A technical agricultural synonym.
- Vegetative transition stage rice: Describes the plant's shift from vegetative growth to reproduction.
Related Idioms
- While not a common idiom itself, the phrase can be used metaphorically to describe something or someone in a youthful, developing, and promising stage, similar to "in the bloom of youth."
- Công ty mới thành lập như lúa con gái, đầy tiềm năng. (The newly established company is like "young rice," full of potential.)