vun tưới

Người nông dân vun tưới luống rau xanh.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hill up and water; to tend and nurture plants: The primary meaning of "vun tưới" refers to the combined agricultural actions of mounding soil around the base of a plant (hilling) and watering it. It implies careful cultivation and fostering growth.
   • To nurture; to foster; to cultivate (abstract concepts): In a figurative sense, "vun tưới" is used to describe the act of diligently caring for, developing, and encouraging something intangible, such as a relationship, a talent, a dream, or a feeling.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng ngày, ông lão ra vườn vun tưới những cây hoa hồng. (Every day, the old man goes to the garden to hill up and water the rose plants.)
  • Chúng tôi cùng nhau vun tưới cho tình bạn đẹp này. (Together, we nurture this beautiful friendship.)
  • Cha mẹ luôn vun tưới ước mơ cho con cái. (Parents always foster dreams for their children.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in poetic or reflective contexts to emphasize sustained, loving care and effort required to make something flourish, whether concrete or abstract.
  • Vun tưới hạnh phúc gia đình là việc của cả hai vợ chồng. (Nurturing family happiness is the work of both spouses.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vun (v): to hill up, to mound soil around plants.
  • Vun gốc cho cây cà chua. (Hill up the soil around the tomato plants.)
• Tưới (v): to water, to irrigate.
  • Tưới nước cho cây. (Water the plants.)
• Chăm sóc (v): to care for, to look after. (A broader synonym.)
  • Chăm sóc vườn rau. (Take care of the vegetable garden.)

Synonyms

• Cultivate: to prepare and use land for crops; to try to acquire or develop.
• Nurture: to care for and encourage the growth or development of.
• Foster: to encourage or promote the development of.
• Tend: to care for or look after.

Related Idioms

• Vun trồng: to cultivate, to grow. Often used interchangeably with "vun tưới," especially in figurative contexts.
  • Vun trồng nhân tài cho đất nước. (Cultivate talents for the country.)
• Vun xới: similar to "vun tưới," meaning to till, weed, and care for soil or, figuratively, to prepare and nurture.
  • Vun xới mảnh đất tâm hồn. (To till the soil of the soul.)