nội cỏ

Trên nội cỏ xanh mướt, một chú cừu non đang thong thả gặm cỏ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Meadow; grassland; pasture: An area of land covered with grass, often used for grazing animals or as natural open land. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Grass-covered interior land: Refers specifically to grassy plains or fields, as opposed to forested or cultivated land.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đàn bò đang gặm cỏ trên nội cỏ. (The herd of cows is grazing in the meadow.)
  • Trẻ con thích chạy nhảy trên nội cỏ xanh mướt. (Children love to run and play on the lush grassland.)
  • Cánh đồng rộng mênh mông toàn là nội cỏ. (The vast field is all pasture.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is somewhat literary or formal in modern Vietnamese, often evoking an image of peaceful, open natural land. It is less commonly used in everyday speech than simpler words like "đồng cỏ" (meadow).

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng cỏ (n): meadow, grassland. A more common synonym.
• Thảo nguyên (n): steppe, prairie. Refers to a larger, expansive grassland ecosystem.
• Bãi cỏ (n): lawn, grassy patch. A smaller, often maintained area of grass.

Synonyms

• Meadow
• Grassland
• Pasture
• Lea (poetic)

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct common idiom using "nội cỏ", the concept is central to the idiom:
  • "Đồng không mông quạnh": desolate and empty fields/plains.

    • Khu vực ấy đồng không mông quạnh, chỉ có nội cỏ mênh mông. (That area is desolate and empty, with only vast grassland.)