vựa

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Người nông dân đang đổ lúa vào vựa.

Definition

Danh từ (Noun):
- Granary / Barn: A large building or structure specifically designed for storing harvested grain, especially rice.
- Warehouse / Depot: A large building or facility used for the commercial storage of goods in bulk. This meaning is often combined with the specific product being stored.
- Source / Hub (figurative): A place or region that produces a particular resource or commodity in great abundance.

Usage Examples

Danh từ (Noun):
- Nông dân đổ lúa vào vựa sau mùa thu hoạch. (Farmers pour rice into the granary after the harvest.)
- Thương lái mua cá từ vựa cá lớn nhất thành phố. (Traders buy fish from the largest fish depot in the city.)
- Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long là vựa lúa của cả nước. (The Mekong Delta is the rice granary of the entire country.)

Advanced Usage

The word "vựa" is frequently used in compound nouns to specify the type of storage or the commodity stored. The pattern is "vựa + [product name]".
- vựa lúa (rice granary)
- vựa cá (fish depot/wholesale fish market)
- vựa than (coal depot)
- vựa hàng (goods warehouse)

Variants and Related Words

Kho (n): A more general term for any warehouse, storeroom, or depot. It can be used for a wider variety of items than "vựa", which often implies bulk agricultural or raw materials.
- kho hàng (goods warehouse), kho lạnh (cold storage)
Nhà kho (n): Specifically refers to a warehouse building.

Synonyms

Related Idioms and Figurative Use

Vựa muối (figurative): Literally "salt granary," used to describe a person who is very witty or sarcastic, whose words are "salty" or sharp.
- Anh ấy đúng là vựa muối, nói chuyện ai cũng cười. (He is truly a wit, everyone laughs when he talks.)
As shown in the examples, "vựa" is commonly used figuratively to mean "hub" or "breadbasket", indicating a primary producing region.
- vựa lúa (rice bowl/granary)
- vựa trái cây (fruit basket/orchard region)

Người nông dân đang đổ lúa vào vựa.

noun

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