Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fields: A general term referring to cultivated land, typically used for growing rice or other crops. It emphasizes the open, agricultural landscape of the countryside.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhìn ra xa chỉ thấy mênh mông ruộng đồng. (Looking out, one sees only vast fields.)
  • Ruộng đồng bát ngát sau mùa gặt. (The fields are expansive after the harvest season.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ruộng đồng" often evokes imagery of rural Vietnam's agricultural heartland and is used in literary or descriptive contexts to paint a picture of the countryside.

Variants and Related Words

• Ruộng (n): field, specifically a plot of land for cultivation, often for wet rice.
  • Ruộng lúa (n): rice paddy.
• Đồng (n): field, plain, or open rural land.
  • Cánh đồng (n): a large expanse of field.

Synonyms

• Fields: Open land used for crops or pasture.
• Farmland: Land used for agricultural purposes.
• Countryside: Rural areas, often characterized by fields.

Related Idioms

• Chân lấm tay bùn: Literally "muddy feet and muddy hands," meaning to be engaged in hard work in the fields; to be a farmer.
  • Cuộc sống chân lấm tay bùn của người nông dân. (The muddy-feet-and-hands life of a farmer.)

1. Fields