vỡ hoang
Definition
- Verb:
- To clear (land): The primary meaning of "vỡ hoang" is to prepare previously uncultivated or wild land (such as virgin soil, forest, or wasteland) for agricultural use for the first time. This involves removing trees, rocks, and other obstacles.
- To pioneer / to break new ground: It can be used metaphorically to describe initiating work in a new, undeveloped, or challenging field.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông cha ta đã vỡ hoang vùng đất này để trồng lúa. (Our ancestors cleared this land to grow rice.)
- Những nhà khoa học đang vỡ hoang một lĩnh vực nghiên cứu mới. (The scientists are pioneering a new field of research.)
Advanced Usage
- The term strongly implies a first-time effort, transforming something wild and unused into something productive and orderly.
Variants and Related Words
- Khai hoang (v): a direct synonym meaning to reclaim wasteland, to open up new land for cultivation.
- Dự án khai hoang lấn biển. (The land reclamation project encroaches on the sea.)
Synonyms
- To reclaim: to bring wasteland into a condition suitable for cultivation.
- To cultivate (for the first time): to prepare and use land for crops.
- To pioneer: to develop or be the first to explore or use.
Related Idioms
- Vỡ hoang đất mới: to break new ground (both literally and figuratively).
- Công ty này luôn tìm cách vỡ hoang đất mới trong ngành công nghệ. (This company always seeks to break new ground in the technology sector.)