chiêm
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Meaning
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Adjective
Relating to the fifth month of the lunar calendar or the rice crop harvested during the summer season.
vi Người nông dân đang chuẩn bị cho vụ chiêm sắp tới.
en Farmers are preparing for the upcoming summer rice crop.
Describing something that is produced, harvested, or occurring at a time outside its usual or main season.
vi Những loại trái cây chiêm này thường có vị không ngọt bằng chính vụ.
en These off-season fruits are usually not as sweet as those in the main season.
Noun
Short for lúa chiêm, rice planted in winter and harvested around the fifth lunar month.
vi Cánh đồng lúa chiêm đã bắt đầu ngả sang màu vàng.
en The summer rice field has started to turn yellow.