tự cung

Tự cung tự cấp là một mô hình sản xuất truyền thống.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Self-supplying: Describing an entity that provides for its own needs from its own resources, without external input. This is the core meaning of "tự cung" and it is almost exclusively used in the compound phrase "tự cung tự cấp".
   • Autarkic / Self-sufficient: Pertaining to a state of economic self-sufficiency and independence, where a system (like a household, region, or country) produces everything it needs internally.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nền kinh tế tự cung tự cấp không còn phù hợp. (A self-sufficient economy is no longer suitable.)
  • Họ sống theo lối tự cung tự cấp trên trang trại. (They live a self-supplying lifestyle on the farm.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tự cung" is very rarely used in isolation in modern Vietnamese. Its primary and almost sole function is to form the idiomatic four-syllable phrase "tự cung tự cấp".
  • "Tự cung tự cấp" is a fixed idiom meaning complete self-sufficiency, especially in an economic context. It implies producing for one's own consumption rather than for trade.

Variants and Related Words

• Tự cung tự cấp (idiomatic phrase): Autarky, self-sufficiency, self-contained.

  • Mô hình tự cung tự cấp có nhiều hạn chế. (The autarkic model has many limitations.)

• Tự túc (adj): Self-reliant, self-supporting.

  • Sinh viên cần học tính tự túc. (Students need to learn self-reliance.)

Synonyms

• Self-sufficient: Able to supply one's own needs.
• Autarkic: Economically independent and self-sufficient.
• Self-contained: Needing no outside aid or resources.

Related Idioms

• Tự cung tự cấp: The standard idiom for "self-sufficiency" or "autarky." It emphasizes producing and providing for all one's own needs internally.
  • Ngôi làng nhỏ vẫn duy trì nếp sống tự cung tự cấp. (The small village still maintains a self-sufficient way of life.)