gión
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pinch, to take a small amount (using fingertips): "gión" describes the action of lightly and deftly picking up a very small quantity of something, typically using the thumb and one or two fingers.
- To form into a lump or clump: "gión" can also describe the state of a substance (like dough or powder) congealing or forming into small lumps when mixed with a liquid.
Usage Examples
Verb (to pinch):
- Gión mấy hạt lạc. (To pinch a few groundnuts.)
- Gión một gión thuốc cho vào điếu cày. (To take a pinch of tobacco and put it in a bamboo hubble-bubble pipe.)
- Cô ấy gión một ít muối rắc lên món ăn. (She pinched a little salt to sprinkle on the dish.)
Verb (to form lumps):
- Bột pha nước sôi gión lại. (The flour mixed with boiling water formed lumps.)
- Hồ dán này bị gión, cần khuấy đều lại. (This paste has clumped up; it needs to be stirred well.)
Advanced Usage
- "gión" as a measure: In its nominal form, "một gión" can function as a vague measure word meaning "a pinch" or "a small amount picked up by fingers".
- Cho vào một gión muối. (Add a pinch of salt.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhón (verb): A more common standard Vietnamese synonym meaning to pick up lightly with the fingertips. "Gión" is considered a dialectal or phonetic variant of "nhón".
- Vốc (verb): To scoop up with a hand (a larger quantity than "gión").
- Cục (noun): Lump, clump. Describes the result of the action when something "gión lại".
Synonyms
- Nhón: To pinch, to pick up delicately with fingertips.
- Bốc: To pick up (can be used for small amounts, but less specific than "gión").
- Vê: To roll into a small ball or pinch off (e.g., dough).
Related Phrases
- Gión tay: This phrase emphasizes the action done with a light, quick hand movement.
- Cô làm bánh rất khéo, chỉ gión tay một cái là có ngay một viên bột. (She makes cakes very skillfully; with just a light pinch of her fingers, she immediately has a dough ball.)
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Gión" is often used in informal, colloquial speech and may be considered dialectal. In formal writing, "nhón" is preferred for the action of pinching.
- Object: Typically used with small, granular, or powdery substances like salt, pepper, rice, tobacco, or groundnuts.
- Resultative Meaning: The second meaning ("to form lumps") often appears with the complement "lại" (gión lại).
- Pinch
- Gión mấy hạt lạcTo pinch a few ground-nuts
- Gión một gión thuốc cho vào điếu càyTo take a pinch of tobacco and put it in a bammboo hubble-bubble pipe