Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Infertile land / Poor soil: The primary meaning of "tiện thổ" describes land or soil that is of low quality, lacking in nutrients, and unsuitable for productive agriculture.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vùng này toàn là tiện thổ, trồng trọt rất khó khăn. (This region is all infertile land, making cultivation very difficult.)
  • Ông ấy sở hữu một mảnh tiện thổ không thể canh tác. (He owns a plot of poor soil that cannot be farmed.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal or literary contexts, such as in historical texts, agricultural assessments, or classical descriptions of land.

Variants and Related Words

• Đất cằn (n): barren land, unproductive soil.

  • Đất cằn không giữ được nước. (Barren land cannot retain water.)

• Đất xấu (n): bad soil, poor land. This is the direct, modern synonym.

  • Giống cây này có thể sống trên đất xấu. (This plant variety can survive in poor soil.)

Synonyms

• Infertile land: Land incapable of sustaining abundant plant growth.
• Poor soil: Soil lacking in essential nutrients and organic matter.
• Barren ground: Land that is unproductive.

Notes on Usage

• "Tiện thổ" is an archaic or classical Vietnamese term. In modern everyday language, "đất xấu" is far more commonly used to express the same meaning.
• It is typically found in written form rather than in spoken conversation.