ở mùa
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To work as a seasonal servant: Refers to the practice of working as a domestic or agricultural laborer for a specific season, such as during planting or harvest time, typically for a landlord or wealthy family.
- To serve as a casual, temporary servant: Describes temporary employment in a servile role, bound by a seasonal contract rather than permanent employment.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Ông ấy từng phải ở mùa cho một địa chủ giàu có để kiếm sống. (He once had to work as a seasonal servant for a wealthy landlord to make a living.)
- Trước đây, nhiều nông dân nghèo ở mùa suốt mùa gặt. (In the past, many poor farmers served as seasonal laborers throughout the harvest season.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily historical and socio-economic, describing a specific type of feudal or pre-modern labor relationship in agricultural societies.
- It implies a temporary, often exploitative, arrangement where the worker receives lodging and pay for the duration of the season.
Variants and Related Words
- Làm mùa: To do seasonal work. This is a close synonym but can be slightly broader, not exclusively implying a live-in servant role.
- Họ đi làm mùa ở các tỉnh khác. (They go to do seasonal work in other provinces.)
- Ở đợ: To work as a long-term, live-in servant. This implies a longer or more permanent service arrangement than "ở mùa".
Synonyms
- Làm thuê theo mùa: To hire oneself out seasonally.
- Phục vụ theo thời vụ: To serve on a seasonal basis.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đi ở mùa: To go away to work as a seasonal servant. This phrase emphasizes the movement or departure for such work.
- Thanh niên trong làng thường đi ở mùa khi vào vụ. (Young men in the village often go to work as seasonal servants when the season starts.)
Related Idioms
- Earn one's living as a seasonal servant, serve as a causual servant