ruộng biên
Definition
- Noun:
- Border field / Boundary field: A field located at the edge or border of a water source, such as a river, stream, or irrigation canal. It is often the first or last field in a sequence along a waterway.
- Synonym: Also called "ruộng vai" (shoulder field), referring to its position at the flank or edge of a water channel.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ruộng biên thường khó tưới tiêu hơn ruộng ở giữa. (Border fields are often more difficult to irrigate than fields in the middle.)
- Nhà ông ấy có mảnh ruộng biên cạnh con mương. (His family has a boundary field next to the canal.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is specific to agricultural land division and water management. The productivity of a "ruộng biên" can be affected by its access to water and its susceptibility to erosion or flooding from the adjacent waterway.
Variants and Related Words
- Ruộng vai (n): A synonym for "ruộng biên," meaning a field on the shoulder or edge of a water channel.
- Ruộng mương (n): A field adjacent to a ditch or small canal.
- Bờ ruộng (n): The raised edge or bund of a field.
Synonyms
- Edge field
- Borderland field
- Marginal field (in the context of its position, not necessarily its quality)
Related Concepts
- Thửa ruộng: A parcel or plot of farmland.
- Điền giới: The boundary or limit of a field.
- Thuỷ lợi: Irrigation, a critical factor for "ruộng biên."