Definition

1. Noun:

   • Husband: The male partner in a marriage; a married man considered in relation to his wife.
   • Pile, Stack, Heap: A number of things, typically of the same kind, placed or lying one on top of another.

2. Verb:

   • To pile, to stack, to heap: To place things on top of one another.
   • To overlap: To lie or be placed over something so as to partly cover it.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Husband):

  • Chồng cô ấy là một bác sĩ. (Her husband is a doctor.)
  • Vợ chồng họ sống rất hạnh phúc. (The husband and wife live very happily.)

• Noun (Pile):

  • Trên bàn có một chồng sách cao. (There is a tall stack of books on the table.)
  • Cô ấy dọn dẹp chồng bát đĩa bẩn. (She cleaned up the pile of dirty dishes.)

• Verb (To pile/stack):

  • Hãy chồng những chiếc ghế đó lên nhau. (Please stack those chairs on top of each other.)
  • Anh ấy chồng gạch thành từng đống. (He piled the bricks into heaps.)

• Verb (To overlap):

  • Nợ mới chồng lên nợ cũ. (New debts pile on top of old ones.)
  • Lớp sơn mới chồng lên lớp cũ. (The new coat of paint overlaps the old one.)

Advanced Usage

• "chồng chéo": to overlap, to be overlapping (often used for abstract concepts like responsibilities, information, or functions).

  • Chức năng của hai bộ phận này bị chồng chéo. (The functions of these two departments overlap.)

• "chồng chất": to accumulate, to pile up (often for problems, work, or emotions).

  • Công việc chồng chất sau kỳ nghỉ. (Work piled up after the holiday.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chất chồng (v): to accumulate, to pile up (similar to "chồng chất").

  • Khó khăn chất chồng. (Difficulties are piling up.)

• Xếp chồng (v): to stack, to arrange in a pile.

  • Xếp chồng các hộp carton. (To stack cardboard boxes.)

Synonyms

• Husband: spouse, partner.
• Pile/Stack: heap, mound, tower.
• To pile/stack: to heap, to accumulate, to amass.
• To overlap: to overlay, to superimpose.

Related Idioms

• Chồng loan vợ phượng: A literary idiom describing a perfect, harmonious, and elegant couple (loan: male phoenix, phượng: female phoenix).

  • Họ đúng là chồng loan vợ phượng. (They are truly a perfect, phoenix-matched couple.)

• Một vợ một chồng: Monogamy; having one wife and one husband.

  • Chế độ một vợ một chồng. (The system of monogamy.)

noun

1. Husband
   • chồng loan vợ phượng
     a perfect match
2. Pile, heap
   • mấy chồng bát đĩa
     some piles of plates and bowls

verb

1. To pile, to heap, to overlap
   • chồng gọn mấy quyển sách lại
     to pile books neatly
   • vá chồng lên miếng vá cũ
     to put a new patch overlapping the old one
   • nợ mới chồng lên nợ cũ
     new debts are heaped on old ones