Definition

1. Verb:

   • To wrap, to bundle: To temporarily enclose something by folding a flexible material around it and gathering the edges together, often securing them. This action implies a simple, makeshift, or protective packaging.
   • To support, to help (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe the act of helping, protecting, or supporting someone in need, often within a community or family context.

2. Noun:

   • A small bundle, a packet: A small package created by wrapping something (like food) in a flexible material (like leaves) and tying the top together.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mẹ đùm cơm nắm bằng lá chuối cho tôi mang đi. (My mother wrapped a rice ball in a banana leaf for me to take away.)
  • Trong hoạn nạn, mọi người phải biết đùm bọc lẫn nhau. (In times of trouble, people must know how to support and protect each other.)
• Noun:
  • Bà bán hàng gói bánh vào một đùm lá dong. (The vendor wrapped the cake into a small bundle of dong leaves.)
  • Anh ấy mua một đùm xôi để ăn sáng. (He bought a packet of sticky rice for breakfast.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lá lành đùm lá rách": A common Vietnamese proverb. It literally means "The intact leaf wraps the torn leaf." Figuratively, it conveys the moral principle that the fortunate should help and protect the less fortunate, emphasizing solidarity and compassion within a community.
  • Tinh thần "lá lành đùm lá rách" là một nét đẹp trong văn hóa Việt Nam. (The spirit of "the intact leaf wrapping the torn leaf" is a beautiful aspect of Vietnamese culture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đùm bọc (verb phrase): To protect, to shelter, to take care of. This is a common compound that intensifies the meaning of support and care.
  • Gia đình luôn đùm bọc tôi trong mọi hoàn cảnh. (My family always protects and cares for me in all circumstances.)
• Bọc (verb): To wrap, to cover. A more general term for wrapping.
• Gói (verb): To pack, to wrap (often into a neat package).

Synonyms

• Bọc (v): To wrap.
• Gói (v): To pack, to wrap.
• Che chở (v): To protect, to shelter (figurative sense).
• Nâng đỡ (v): To support, to assist (figurative sense).

Related Phrases

• Đùm lại (phrasal verb): To wrap up, to bundle together.
  • Cô ấy đùm lại quần áo cũ để mang đi từ thiện. (She bundled up the old clothes to donate to charity.)

noun

1. hub

verb

1. to warp; to envelope