tỉa chồi
Definition
- Verb (Agriculture/Horticulture):
- To prune shoots/suckers: The act of removing unwanted new growth, such as shoots, buds, or suckers, from a plant. This is done to direct the plant's energy towards desired growth, like main branches, flowers, or fruits, and to improve its health and shape.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người làm vườn đang tỉa chồi cho cây hoa hồng. (The gardener is pruning the shoots from the rose bush.)
- Tỉa chồi là công việc quan trọng để cây cam cho nhiều quả hơn. (Pruning suckers is important work for the orange tree to bear more fruit.)
- Bạn nên tỉa chồi ở gốc cây để nó không mọc um tùm. (You should prune the shoots at the base of the tree so it doesn't grow too bushy.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific to horticultural and agricultural practice. It implies a selective, careful removal rather than cutting back large branches.
- "tỉa chồi non": to prune young, tender shoots.
- Việc tỉa chồi non nên được thực hiện vào mùa xuân. (The pruning of young shoots should be done in spring.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tỉa cành (v): to prune branches. This is a broader action that may include the removal of shoots.
- Ông ấy tỉa cành cây ăn quả mỗi năm một lần. (He prunes the fruit tree's branches once a year.)
Synonyms
- To prune: the general act of trimming a plant.
- To thin out: to remove some plants or parts of plants to improve growth.
- To disbud: specifically removing flower buds (a related, more specific action).
Related Idioms
- While there is no direct idiom with "tỉa chồi," the concept relates to the Vietnamese saying "Uốn cây từ thuở còn non" (Bend the tree while it is still young), which shares the philosophy of guiding growth early, similar to the purpose of pruning shoots.