nghĩa thương

Kho nghĩa thương chứa đầy lúa gạo để cứu trợ dân làng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Charity granary / Relief granary: A historical type of public grain storage system, established and maintained by a community or local government, to provide food aid to the poor and hungry during times of crop failure or famine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Làng lập ra nghĩa thương để cứu trợ dân làng trong nạn đói. (The village established a charity granary to aid the villagers during the famine.)
  • Gạo từ nghĩa thương đã giúp nhiều gia đình qua mùa đông khó khăn. (The rice from the relief granary helped many families through the difficult winter.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nghĩa thương" is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe pre-modern social welfare systems in Vietnam. It reflects a Confucian-inspired concept of community responsibility and charity.

Variants and Related Words

• Kho thóc cứu đói: famine relief granary (a more descriptive modern term).
• Kho thóc công: public granary.

Synonyms

• Charity granary: A granary for charitable distribution.
• Relief granary: A granary for famine relief.
• Public granary: A granary maintained for public welfare.

Related Concepts

• Cửa hàng từ thiện: charity shop (a modern concept, not a direct equivalent).
• Phát chẩn: to distribute relief supplies (e.g., food, clothing).