quải

Thân thiện

Bác nông dân đang quải phân ra ruộng.

Definition

1. Verb (regional/dialectal):
   • To spread out, to scatter, to disperse: The primary meaning of "quải" is to distribute something over a wide area, typically by throwing or casting it so that it covers a surface.
   • To apply (manure/fertilizer): In an agricultural context, it specifically refers to the act of spreading manure or fertilizer onto a field.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nông dân quải phân ra ruộng. (The farmer spreads manure onto the field.)
  • Cô ấy quải hạt giống một cách đều tay. (She scatters the seeds evenly.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "quải" is considered a regional term, primarily used in certain dialects of Northern Vietnam. In standard Vietnamese, the verbs "rải" or "trải" are more commonly used for "to spread."

Variants and Related Words

• Rải (v): to spread, to scatter (standard Vietnamese synonym).
• Trải (v): to spread out, to lay out (e.g., a mat, a cloth).

Synonyms

• Spread: to distribute over an area.
• Scatter: to throw loosely about.
• Disperse: to spread widely.
• Broadcast: to scatter (seeds) by hand.

Related Idioms

• While "quải" itself is not commonly found in idioms, the concept is central to the agricultural idiom:
  • Rải vôi bừa ruộng: To spread lime and harrow the field (meaning to prepare thoroughly or to take comprehensive measures).

Học thuật

1. (địa phương) Spread
   • Quải phân ra ruộng
     To spread manure all over the fields