tằm tang

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sericulture and mulberry cultivation: An archaic or classical Vietnamese term referring collectively to the two interrelated agricultural practices of raising silkworms (sericulture) and cultivating mulberry trees (whose leaves are the primary food for silkworms).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nghề tằm tang từng là một ngành công nghiệp quan trọng ở Việt Nam. (The industry of sericulture and mulberry cultivation was once an important industry in Vietnam.)
  • Sách cổ mô tả kỹ thuật tằm tang chi tiết. (Ancient books describe the techniques of sericulture and mulberry cultivation in detail.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tằm tang" is primarily found in historical, literary, or formal texts. In modern everyday language, the two practices are typically referred to separately as "nuôi tằm" (raising silkworms) and "trồng dâu" (growing mulberry).

Variants and Related Words

• Tằm (n): silkworm.
  • Con tằm nhả tơ. (The silkworm spins silk.)
• Tang (n, archaic): mulberry tree. (Note: In modern Vietnamese, "mulberry tree" is commonly "cây dâu" or "cây dâu tằm".)
• Nuôi tằm (v): to raise silkworms, to practice sericulture.
  • Bà tôi biết cách nuôi tằm. (My grandmother knows how to raise silkworms.)
• Trồng dâu (v): to cultivate mulberry trees.
  • Vùng này thích hợp để trồng dâu. (This region is suitable for cultivating mulberry trees.)

Synonyms

• Sericulture: The production of silk and the raising of silkworms.
• Mulberry cultivation: The growing of mulberry trees.

Related Idioms

• Kén tằm: Literally "silkworm cocoon," often used metaphorically to describe a state of being wrapped up, isolated, or in a delicate, self-contained situation.
  • Anh ấy sống trong kén tằm của chính mình. (He lives in his own cocoon.)