tằm tơ
Definition
- Noun:
- Sericulture: The practice or industry of breeding silkworms for the production of raw silk. It encompasses the entire process of raising silkworms and harvesting their cocoons.
- Silk cultivation: Refers generally to the cultivation and activities involved in producing silk.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nghề tằm tơ ở vùng này đã có từ hàng trăm năm. (The sericulture industry in this region has existed for hundreds of years.)
- Họ học về kỹ thuật tằm tơ hiện đại. (They are learning about modern silk cultivation techniques.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tằm tơ" is often used in formal, agricultural, or economic contexts to describe the traditional craft and industry. It can evoke cultural heritage.
Variants and Related Words
- Nuôi tằm (v): to raise silkworms.
- Bà tôi biết cách nuôi tằm. (My grandmother knows how to raise silkworms.)
- Kén tằm (n): silkworm cocoon.
- Những chiếc kén tằm màu trắng. (The white silkworm cocoons.)
- Tơ lụa (n): silk fabric.
- Tấm vải tơ lụa rất mịn. (The silk fabric is very smooth.)
Synonyms
- Sericulture: The breeding of silkworms.
- Silk farming: The cultivation of silk.
Related Idioms
- Một nắng hai sương, chăm chỉ như nuôi tằm: (Toiling in the sun and dew, as diligent as raising silkworms.) An idiom praising extreme diligence and care, akin to the meticulous work in sericulture.
- Công việc của người nông dân thật vất vả, một nắng hai sương, chăm chỉ như nuôi tằm. (The farmer's work is arduous, toiling in the sun and dew, as diligent as raising silkworms.)