vựa lúa
Definition
- Noun:
- Rice granary / Rice storehouse: A large storage facility or building specifically designed for holding harvested rice (paddy or threshed grain) before milling or distribution.
- Rice bowl / Major rice-producing region: A fertile area known for producing large quantities of rice, serving as a primary source of this staple food for a larger population. This is a figurative, geographical use of the term.
Usage Examples
Noun (Storage):
- Nông dân đưa lúa mới thu hoạch vào vựa lúa. (Farmers bring the newly harvested rice into the rice granary.)
- Vựa lúa của hợp tác xã đã đầy ắp. (The cooperative's rice storehouse is completely full.)
Noun (Region):
- Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long được coi là vựa lúa của cả nước. (The Mekong Delta is considered the rice bowl of the entire country.)
- Vùng này từng là một vựa lúa quan trọng. (This region was once an important rice-producing area.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in economic, geographical, and agricultural contexts to describe a region's strategic role in national food security.
- As a metaphor, calling a place a "vựa lúa" emphasizes its fertility, productivity, and economic importance based on rice cultivation.
Variants and Related Words
- Vựa thóc (n): A synonym, though "thóc" specifically refers to unhusked rice/paddy. (The rice granary was filled with paddy.)
- Kho lúa (n): A more general term for a rice warehouse or storage shed.
- Vựa (n): Can mean a large bin, storage pit, or depot for other goods (e.g., - coal depot).
Synonyms
- Granary: A storehouse for threshed grain.
- Rice bowl: A region supplying much of a country's rice.
- Storehouse / Warehouse: A building for storing goods.
Related Concepts
- An ninh lương thực: Food security.
- Vùng sản xuất nông nghiệp trọng điểm: Key agricultural production region.
- Đồng bằng: Delta (often associated with major rice-growing areas).