lúa ruộng

Chủ đất thu lúa ruộng từ những người nông dân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Paddy rent / Rice-field rent: A historical form of land rent or feudal tax paid in kind, specifically with unhusked rice (paddy) from the field. It refers to the rent collected by a landlord from tenants who cultivate the rice fields.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Địa chủ thu lúa ruộng hằng năm. (The landlord collected the paddy rent annually.)
  • Chế độ lúa ruộng đã bị xóa bỏ. (The system of rice-field rent was abolished.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lúa ruộng" is specific to historical and socio-economic contexts, particularly describing agrarian relations in pre-modern and feudal Vietnam. It is not used in contemporary language to discuss modern agricultural rent or transactions.

Variants and Related Words

• Địa tô (n): Land rent. A more general term for rent paid for the use of land.
• Tô tức (n): A classical term for rent and interest, often used in historical texts.

Synonyms

• Rent in paddy: Rent paid specifically in unhusked rice.
• Rice rent: A direct translation conveying the payment in rice.

Notes on Usage

• "Lúa ruộng" is marked as a dialectal or archaic term (đph). It is primarily encountered in historical documents, literature, or discussions about Vietnam's feudal agrarian past. It is not used in modern legal or commercial contexts for land rental.