Definition

1. Noun:
   • Drying ground: An open, often paved or concreted, outdoor area specifically designated for laying out items to dry in the sun and air.
   • Drying yard: A flat, clear space used for sun-drying agricultural products like rice, coffee, or tea, or for drying laundry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nông dân trải lúa ra sân phơi. (Farmers spread the rice out on the drying ground.)
  • Mẹ tôi phơi quần áo trên sân phơi. (My mother dries clothes on the drying yard.)
  • Hợp tác xã có một sân phơi rất rộng. (The cooperative has a very large drying ground.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in rural and agricultural contexts but is equally applicable to residential settings for laundry.
• "sân phơi thóc": specifically a paddy/rice drying yard.
  • Sân phơi thóc đầy ắp sau vụ thu hoạch. (The paddy drying yard is full after the harvest.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sân phơi quần áo (n): clothes drying yard; a more specific term for a laundry drying area.
  • Căn nhà mới có sân phơi quần áo riêng ở sau. (The new house has a separate clothes drying yard at the back.)

Synonyms

• Drying yard
• Drying area
• Sun-drying ground

Related Concepts

• Phơi (v): to sun-dry, to air-dry. This is the action performed on a .
• Sân (n): yard, courtyard. The general term for an open ground area.

1. Drying ground