đồng chiêm
Definition
- Noun:
- Fifth-month rice field: A traditional Vietnamese agricultural term referring to a rice paddy specifically cultivated for a harvest around the fifth lunar month (approximately May-June in the solar calendar). This term indicates a specific crop cycle and seasonality in wet-rice cultivation.
- Low-lying rice field: A rice field that is naturally water-logged or relies heavily on rainwater and seasonal flooding, as opposed to fields with controlled irrigation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vùng này chủ yếu là đồng chiêm, mùa vụ phụ thuộc vào nước mưa. (This area is mostly fifth-month rice fields, with crops dependent on rainwater.)
- Lúa đồng chiêm thường được gieo cấy vào đầu năm. (The rice for the fifth-month fields is usually sown and transplanted at the beginning of the year.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đồng chiêm" is often contrasted with "đồng mùa" (main-season rice field) or "đồng chiêm hạn" (drought-prone fifth-month field), highlighting its specific vulnerability and reliance on early seasonal rains.
Variants and Related Words
- Chiêm (adj/n): Historically refers to the earlier rice crop season (the "chiêm" crop), as opposed to the later main-season "mùa" crop.
- Vụ chiêm (n): The chiêm crop season.
- Lúa chiêm (n): The rice variety grown in the "chiêm" season.
Synonyms
- Seasonal rain-fed paddy: A rice field dependent on seasonal rainfall.
- Fifth-month paddy: A direct translation emphasizing the harvest time.
Related Terms
- Agricultural calendar: The system of timing agricultural activities based on lunar months and seasonal weather patterns, crucial for understanding terms like "đồng chiêm".
- Wet rice cultivation: The farming practice of growing rice in flooded fields, of which "đồng chiêm" is a specific type.