Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fields and gardens; farmland and orchards: Refers collectively to agricultural land used for growing crops (like rice or vegetables) and land used for gardens or orchards (growing fruits, flowers, or other plants). It evokes the traditional image of a family's cultivated land holdings in rural Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình ông ấy có nhiều ruộng vườn ở quê. (His family has a lot of fields and gardens in the countryside.)
  • Sau nhiều năm ở thành phố, họ quyết định trở về chăm sóc ruộng vườn của tổ tiên. (After many years in the city, they decided to return to care for their ancestors' farmland and orchards.)
  • Công việc ruộng vườn vất vả nhưng cho họ cuộc sống thanh bình. (The work of tending the fields and gardens is hard but gives them a peaceful life.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ruộng vườn" is often used in a broader, more poetic sense to represent rural life, ancestral heritage, and a connection to the land. It is a common theme in Vietnamese literature and music.
  • Bài hát đó gợi nhớ về một miền quê yên ả với ruộng vườn xanh tươi. (That song evokes memories of a peaceful countryside with lush fields and gardens.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruộng (n): Field, specifically a wet rice field or paddy.
  • ruộng lúa (rice paddy)
• Vườn (n): Garden, orchard, or plantation.
  • vườn cây ăn trái (fruit orchard)
  • vườn rau (vegetable garden)

Synonyms

• Farmland: Land used for growing crops.
• Agricultural land: Land suitable for farming.
• Homestead (in a broader, traditional sense): A house with its adjacent land and buildings.

Related Concepts

• Quê hương (n): Hometown, homeland. "Ruộng vườn" is often intrinsically linked to one's .
• Nhà nông (n): Farmer, agricultural worker. The person who works the .

1. Fields and gardens