mương
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Definition
- Noun:
- Ditch, channel: A long, narrow excavation in the ground, typically used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker. In an agricultural context, it specifically refers to a channel dug to bring water into fields.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nông dân đào mương để dẫn nước vào ruộng lúa. (Farmers dig a ditch to channel water into the rice field.)
- Con mương nhỏ chạy dọc theo con đường làng. (A small ditch runs along the village road.)
- Nước trong mương chảy rất nhanh sau cơn mưa. (The water in the ditch flows very fast after the rain.)
Advanced Usage
- "mương máng": A compound term referring to a system of ditches and channels for irrigation.
- Hệ thống mương máng ở đây rất phức tạp. (The system of irrigation channels here is very complex.)
- "đào mương": To dig a ditch.
- Công việc chính của họ là đào mương. (Their main job is to dig ditches.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rãnh (n): A smaller groove or furrow, often shallower than a "mương".
- Nước mưa chảy theo các rãnh trên đường. (Rainwater flows along the grooves in the road.)
- Kênh (n): A larger canal or channel, typically wider and more significant than a "mương".
- Kênh đào này nối liền hai con sông. (This canal connects two rivers.)
- Máng (n): A trough or conduit, often man-made, for guiding water.
- Máng nước bằng tre. (A bamboo water trough.)
Synonyms
- Drain: A channel for carrying off surplus water or liquid waste.
- Trench: A long, narrow ditch, often deeper and used for drainage or military purposes.
- Watercourse: A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Khơi thông mương: To dredge or clear out a ditch.
- Họ đang khơi thông mương để tránh ngập lụt. (They are dredging the ditch to prevent flooding.)
- Đắp mương: To build or reinforce the banks of a ditch.
- Cần phải đắp mương cho chắc chắn. (We need to reinforce the ditch banks firmly.)
Related Idioms
- "Nước đổ đầu mương": (Lit: Water poured onto the head of the ditch). Used to describe a situation where something is directed to the right place or person, perfectly suited.
- Giao việc này cho anh ấy đúng là nước đổ đầu mương. (Assigning this task to him is like water finding its channel—it's a perfect fit.)
- "Lòng mương": (Lit: The bed/heart of the ditch). Can be used metaphorically to refer to the core or deepest part of something.
- Anh ta đã đi xuống tận lòng mương để tìm chiếc nhẫn. (He went down to the very bottom of the ditch to find the ring.)
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